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Note: Program subject to change without notice
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Note: Program subject to change without notice
| Monday, November 5, 2007: 9:25 AM | |||
| 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 |
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| Introductory Remarks |
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| Part 1 | |||
| 53-1 | Maximizing the Corn Acre to Fuel the Ethanol Industry. Shannon Hauf, Monsanto Co. |
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| 53-2 | Crop Management Practices to Optimize Maize Grain for Ethanol Production. Frederick Below, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Matias Ruffo, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, Adam Henninger, Crop Sciences Department |
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| 53-3 | Strip Benefits Show in Corn Yields. Jeff Tichota, Monsanto Co. |
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| 53-4 | Strip-Tillage for Corn Production in High Residue Systems. Walter Gordon, Kansas State University - Plant Pathology |
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| Break |
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| 53-5 | Insect Management Issues with Continous Corn. Kevin Black, GROWMARK Inc. |
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| 53-6 | Disease risk and management in intensive corn production systems. Gary Munkvold, Iowa State University |
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| 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 |
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| Part 2 | |||
| 53-8 | Mid-South Perspective on Biofuel Demand - Going from Cotton to Corn. Joe K. Townsend, Crop Consultant |
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| 53-9 | Rotation Effect from Soybean Will Maximize Corn Productivity. Palle Pedersen, Iowa State University |
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| Lunch |
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| 53-10 | Will Agronomic Science Meet the New Demands for Corn Production?. Harold F. Reetz Jr., Foundation for Agronomic Research |
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| Part 3 | |||
| 53-11 | The Potential for Highly Productive Plant Biofuels. Emily Heaton, Ceres, Inc. |
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| 53-12 | Issues and Opportunites with Switchgrass Production. Larry Steckel, The University of Tennessee, Don Tyler, The University of Tennessee |
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| Part 4 | |||
| 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 |
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| Break |
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| 53-14 | Meeting the Need for Biodiesel. John Becherer, United Soybean Board |
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| 53-15 | Near Term Developments in Corn Supply and Demand. Geoff Cooper, NCGA - Director of Ethanol and Business Development |
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| 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 |
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| Adjourn |
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