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With the boom of biorenewable energy, biomass produ ction has become an important segment in agriculture industry (Iowa Ene rgy Center, 2013). A higher workforce will be needed for this burgeoning biomas s energy industry (Iowa Workforce Development, n. d.). Instructional topics in agricu ltural education should take the form of problems and questions faced by the agriculture ind ustry itself (Phipps, Osborne, Dyer, & Ball, 2008). This study sought to assess the percep tions of secondary agriculture teachers regarding biomass production education in Iowa. Res ults of this study indicated that teachers held strongly to moderately positive perce ptions toward biomass production and moderately positive perceptions toward teaching abo ut iomass. In addition, seven topics related to biomass production education were identi fi d with higher needs for future inservice training. Past experience of teachers par ticipating in workshops about bioenergy was found to have a positive impact on teachers’ pe rceptions regarding teaching about biomass production. In conclusion, teachers have a n ed for in-service training about biomass production education. It is recommended tha t institutes, extension organizations and corresponding professional organizations should hol more workshops about biomass production.

Perceptions of secondary school agriculture teachers regarding biomass production education in Iowa