Photo Gallery

SPARC Kickoff

  • Bill Goldner of USDA-NIFA speaking at the kickoff
  • Discussing carinata meal value-Nicolas DiLorenzo, David Wright and Toby Ahrens
  • Ed Coppola (SPARC Fuel team lead) of ARA speaking at the kickoff
  • Enjoying some good low country boil at the SPARC kickoff
  • Extension team brainstorm
  • Feedstcok team lead and co-lead-David Wright in conversation with Ramdeo (Andy) Seepaul
  • Feedstock development team brainstorm
  • Fuel and Coproduct team brainstorm
  • Gary Peters sharing previous CAP expereinces with the SPARC team
  • Getting to know each other at the kickoff
  • Idea sharing at the kickoff
  • Jack Payne-UF VP of Ag & Natural Resources with David Wright-SPARC PI
  • Jeff Klingenberg of Agrisoma speaking at the kickoff
  • John Davis-UF Assoc. Dean speaking at the kickoff
  • Metrics & Modeling team brainstorm
  • Partners in crime for the icebreaker-Wendy-Lin Bartels and Ben Christ
  • Pest Management team brainstorm
  • SPARC Executive Committee-David Wright, Ian Small, Sheeja George
  • SPARC team at Kickoff
  • Steve Csonka (CAAFI) & John Leeds (FDACS) at the kickoff
  • Steve Csonka spaeaking at the kickoff
  • Supply Chain team brainstorm
  • This is what it's all about-Steve Miller & Zhaoui Tong
  • Toby Ahrens (NIFA) with Jeff Klingenberg (Agrisoma) at kickoff
  • Wendy-Lin Bartels leading the group in an icebreaker session

Carinata Growth and Development

  • Carinata at bolting stage
  • Carinata field in Madison County, FL
  • Dollar
  • Carinata in full bloom at a producer's field in GA

Quincy field day-2018

  • Graduate student Blaire Colvin at the Quincy, FL field day, sharing what she has learnt about growing carinata in the deep sands
  • SPARC PD David Wright drives home the importance of a winter crop in the SE and how carinata fits perfectly
  • Rick Bennett, plant breeder at Agrisoma explains traits of interest for the 2017-18 carinata nursery at the Quincy, FL field day
  • Jim Marois, consultant plant pathologist with Glades Crop Care, talking about their crop scouting and training program through SPARC .JPG
  • Florida Dept. of Ag participated in the Quincy field day
  • Jeff Klingenberg, VP of Agronomy and Breeding at Agrisoma explains crop insurance options for carinata
  • Talk on carinata best management practices
  • Why is a life cycle analysis important to our stakeholders-Sheeja George, SPARC PM explains

SPARC Summit PC, FL

  • Chris-Cassidy,-USDA-Renewable-Energy-Advisor-and-SPARC-advisory-board-member,-shares-USDA-program-priorities-in-the-area-of-renewable-energy-
  • Chris Chammoun (L) of the GA Centers of Innovation in conversation with Dan Geller (SPARC Extension Co Lead).jpg
  • Chuck-Red,-VP-Fuels-Development-at-ARA,-talks-at-the-Carinata-Biomaterials-Summit
  • David-Wright,-SPARC-PD,-in-conversation-with-Sheeja-George-(SPARC-PM)
  • Graduate-student-Karyn-Moses-explains-her-work-on--bio-based-films-for-food-packaging-a-potential-application-for-carinata-co-products
  • SPARC advisory board with steering-committee members
  • SPARC Cattle nutritionist Nicolas DiLorenzo speaks at the summit.JPG
  • Seed, feed and fuel from carinata
  • Ian Small (SPARC Deputy PD) with Steve Csonka (CAAFI and SPARC Advisory) and John Leeds (FDACS and SPARC Advisory)
  • Graduate student Steven Chen (L) explains his work with carinata meal coproducts to SPARC poultry nutritionist Woo Kyun Kim
  • Graduate student Karyn Moses talks about pH responsive biobased film technology that she works on
  • Discussions on research-extension integration-Wendy-Lin with Ramdeo Seepaul
  • Ben Christ (L) in conversation with Christine Bliss, Regional Agronomist for Agrisoma

Auburn field day-2018

Jay field day-2018