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AGENDA OVERVIEW

TUESDAY, JUNE 29

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
  • 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)

    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30

    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