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 AM | 53-1 | Maximizing the Corn Acre to Fuel the Ethanol Industry. Shannon Hauf, Monsanto Co. | |
9:50 AM | 53-2 | Crop 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 AM | 53-3 | Strip Benefits Show in Corn Yields. Jeff Tichota, Monsanto Co. | |
10:20 AM | 53-4 | Strip-Tillage for Corn Production in High Residue Systems. Walter Gordon, Kansas State University - Plant Pathology | |
10:35 AM | Break | ||
10:45 AM | 53-5 | Insect Management Issues with Continous Corn. Kevin Black, GROWMARK Inc. | |
11:00 AM | 53-6 | Disease risk and management in intensive corn production systems. Gary Munkvold, Iowa State University | |
11:15 AM | 53-7 | 300 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 AM | 53-8 | Mid-South Perspective on Biofuel Demand - Going from Cotton to Corn. Joe K. Townsend, Crop Consultant | |
11:45 AM | 53-9 | Rotation Effect from Soybean Will Maximize Corn Productivity. Palle Pedersen, Iowa State University | |
12:00 PM | Lunch | ||
1:00 PM | 53-10 | Will Agronomic Science Meet the New Demands for Corn Production?. Harold F. Reetz Jr., Foundation for Agronomic Research | |
Part 3 | |||
1:15 PM | 53-11 | The Potential for Highly Productive Plant Biofuels. Emily Heaton, Ceres, Inc. | |
1:30 PM | 53-12 | Issues and Opportunites with Switchgrass Production. Larry Steckel, The University of Tennessee, Don Tyler, The University of Tennessee | |
Part 4 | |||
1:45 PM | 53-13 | The 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 PM | 53-14 | Meeting the Need for Biodiesel. John Becherer, United Soybean Board | |
2:55 PM | 53-15 | Near Term Developments in Corn Supply and Demand. Geoff Cooper, NCGA - Director of Ethanol and Business Development | |
3:25 PM | 53-16 | How 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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