Monday, November 5, 2007 - 9:30 AM
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Maximizing the Corn Acre to Fuel the Ethanol Industry.

Shannon Hauf, Monsanto Co., St. Louis, MO 63167

The speaker from Monsanto will cover the Agronomic Issues with meeting the growing demand for Biofuels.  The corn yield curve continues to grow.  How high can yields go via genetic improvement?  What areas of research are being explored and still needed in this area?

While corn has been taking the headlines in recent years, the speaker will also explore the biofuel opportunities for soybeans in the future and how companies such as Monsanto are aligning their research and development to bring this opportunties to reality.


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