2004 Florida Kenaf USA Pictures

23 October 2002
Okeechobee Florida

Richard Schroeder of BioResource Management standing by crop of Kenaf he grew for Dr. Feaster
23 October 2002
Okeechobee Florida

Richard Schroeder of BioResource Management standing by crop of Kenaf he grew for Dr. Feaster

2004
Florida

Planting Kenaf. Row Planter
2004
Florida

Planting Kenaf. Grain drill.

2004
Florida

Growing Kenaf. 1 week Row Planter
2004
Florida

Growing Kenaf. 1 week Grain Drill.

2004
Florida

Growing Kenaf. 6 weeks Row Planter.
2004
Florida

Growing Kenaf. 6 weeks Grain Drill.

2004
Florida

Growing Kenaf. Grain Drill about 2 months.
2004
Florida

Growing Kenaf. Rows

2004
Florida

Harvesting Kenaf. 3 months green. Mowing with Hay bind (crimping).
2004
Florida

Harvesting Kenaf. About 3 months green. Mowing with Hay bind (crimping)

2004
Florida

Harvesting Kenaf. About 3 months green. Forage chopper.
2004
Florida

Harvesting Kenaf. 4 months green. Forage chopper.

2004
Florida

Harvesting Kenaf. Green chopped kenaf in trailer.
2004
Florida

Harvesting Kenaf. Dry Kenaf in Bales.

2004
Florida

Processing Kenaf. Vincent chopper/shredder.
2004
Florida

Processing Kenaf. Vincent Screw Press. Auger (screw) without screen.

2004
Florida

Processing Kenaf. Vincent Screw Press with screen around auger. Left is Green chopped kenaf about 80% water. Right is pressed kenaf about 60% water.
2004
Florida

Processing. Products from Screw Press. Left is green chopped kenaf from harvest (about 80% water). Right is pressed kenaf ("press cake") about 60% water. Top in container is thick kenaf juice or "liquor" which has been pressed out.

2004
Florida

Processing Kenaf. Small sugar cane mill. Pressing green whole stalk kenaf with leaves and flowers.
2004
Florida

Processing Kenaf. Sugar cane mill. Pressing green whole stalk kenaf with leaves and flowers.

2004
Florida

Processing. Sugar cane mill. Pressed kenaf (bagass).
2004
Florida

Processing Kenaf. Sugar cane mill. Pressed whole stalk kenaf after pressing.

2004
Florida

Processing Kenaf. Pressed whole stalks (bagasse) from sugar cane mill.
2004
Florida

Processing Kenaf. Sugar cane mill. Kenaf juice pressed from green leaf.

2004
Florida

Processing Kenaf. Chopping green kenaf with small hammer mill.
2004
Florida

Processing Kenaf. Green chopped (shredded) kenaf from hammer mill.

2004
Florida

Cows eating green chopped kenaf.
2004
Florida

Dr. Gerald Feaster harvesting green kenaf with machete.

2004
Florida

Other kenaf photos. Chopping green kenaf with machete or saw.
2004
Florida

Other kenaf photos. Bundles of green kenaf and dry kenaf in bale.

2004
Florida

Other kenaf photos. Bottom of photo is green whole stalk kenaf (about 72 inches). Top of photo is chopped whole stalk kenaf. Middle row in photo is chopped and shredded kenaf (left to right): Left pile is the bottom 36 inches of stalk (no leaves), The middle pile is 18 inches of stalk. The right pile is the top 18 inches of kenaf stalk (mostly leaves and flowers).
2004
Florida

Dr. Gerald Feaster











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