Monday, November 5, 2007: 9:25 AM
Convention Center, Room 206, Second Floor
53: Symposium--Understanding the Agronomic Issues Related to the Biofuel Demand
Sponsor:A09 Professional Practitioners
Presidings:Jeffrey Bunting, Growmark Inc.
Harold Reetz, Foundation for Agronomic Research
9:25 AM Introductory Remarks
Part 1 
9:30 AM53-1Maximizing the Corn Acre to Fuel the Ethanol Industry.
Shannon Hauf, Monsanto Co.
9:50 AM53-2Crop Management Practices to Optimize Maize Grain for Ethanol Production.
Frederick Below, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Matias Ruffo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Adam Henninger, Crop Sciences Department
10:05 AM53-3Strip Benefits Show in Corn Yields.
Jeff Tichota, Monsanto Co.
10:20 AM53-4Strip-Tillage for Corn Production in High Residue Systems.
Walter Gordon, Kansas State University - Plant Pathology
10:35 AM Break
10:45 AM53-5Insect Management Issues with Continous Corn.
Kevin Black, GROWMARK Inc.
11:00 AM53-6Disease risk and management in intensive corn production systems.
Gary Munkvold, Iowa State University
11:15 AM53-7300 Bushel Corn: Is It Possible?.
Roger Elmore, Iowa State University, Lori Abendroth, Iowa State University, Kendall Lamkey, Iowa State University, Mark Westgate, Iowa State University
Part 2 
11:30 AM53-8Mid-South Perspective on Biofuel Demand - Going from Cotton to Corn.
Joe K. Townsend, Crop Consultant
11:45 AM53-9Rotation Effect from Soybean Will Maximize Corn Productivity.
Palle Pedersen, Iowa State University
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM53-10Will Agronomic Science Meet the New Demands for Corn Production?.
Harold F. Reetz Jr., Foundation for Agronomic Research
Part 3 
1:15 PM53-11The Potential for Highly Productive Plant Biofuels.
Emily Heaton, Ceres, Inc.
1:30 PM53-12Issues and Opportunites with Switchgrass Production.
Larry Steckel, The University of Tennessee, Don Tyler, The University of Tennessee
Part 4 
1:45 PM53-13The Current Economic Profile of Biofuels.
Harry S. Baumes, USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, Roger K. Conway, USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses
2:15 PM Break
2:25 PM53-14Meeting the Need for Biodiesel.
John Becherer, United Soybean Board
2:55 PM53-15Near Term Developments in Corn Supply and Demand.
Geoff Cooper, NCGA - Director of Ethanol and Business Development
3:25 PM53-16How Do We Plan To Meet the Demand?.
W. W. Wilhelm, USDA-ARS, Steven Fales, Iowa State University, J. Richard Hess, Idaho Natl. Engineering Lab
3:55 PM Adjourn

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