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AGENDA OVERVIEW
TUESDAY, JUNE 29
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12:45 p.m. |
Welcome - Tom Buis, Growth Energy |
1:15 p.m. |
Alfalfa: A Companion Crop with Corn - Hans Jung, USDA-ARS, St. Paul |
1:45 p.m. |
Alfalfa Management & Yield - Craig Sheaffer, University of Minnesota |
2:15 p.m. |
Harvest, Storage, & Fractionating Alfalfa - Kevin Shinners, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
2:45 p.m. |
Economics of Alfalfa/Corn Systems - Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
3:15 p.m. |
Break |
3:30 p.m. |
Ethanol from Alfalfa - Bruce Dien, USDA-ARS, Peoria |
4:00 p.m. |
Compatibility with Corn: N Credits - Michael Russelle, USDA-ARS, St. Paul |
4:30 p.m. |
Soil Carbon - John Baker, USDA-ARS, St. Paul |
5:00 p.m. |
Cellulosic Ethanol Economics & Carbon Footprint - John Miranowski, Iowa State University |
5:30 p.m. |
Ethanol Producer Panel
Thomas Robb, Abengoa Bioenergy Corporation
Owen Shunkwiler, POET
????, ADM
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6:00 p.m. |
Roundtables & Working Dinner
Breakout Groups:
Agronomic Issues (soils, tillage, seeding, fertilizer, pesticides, harvesting)
Environmental Issues (carbon, nitrogen, erosion, land use)
Logistical Issues (machinery, supply timelines, fractionation)
Conversion Issues (composition, variability, limits to conversion)
Economic & Policy Issues (costs, income streams, subsidies)
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30
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8:00.a.m. |
Jim Murphy (Moderator), Context |
8:15 a.m. |
Corn Yield Boost - Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin |
8:45 p.m. |
Roundtable Reports |
10:00 a.m. |
Break |
10:15 a.m. |
Identify a Steering Committee & Develop an Action Plan |
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