Connecting Agriculture and Renewable Energy Opportunities
To continue addressing the current issues of Louisiana’s agriculture, the LSU AgCenter will host the 2008 Agricultural Outlook Conference on February 25-27, 2008, at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Monroe. The theme of this year’s conference is “Connecting Agriculture and Renewable Energy Opportunities.”
Alternative Energy Perspectives
Alternative Energy Opportunities and Challenges
Thomas King, Manager, Electric Delivery Technologies Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Policy, Outlook and Energy Implications for the Agricultural Sector
Dr. Abner Womack, Senior Economist, Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri
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Opportunities for Forest Products in Louisiana
Forestry Outlook for 2008
Charles A. (Buck) Vandersteen, Executive Director, Louisiana Forestry Association
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Technologies for Producing Energy from Woody Biomass
Dr. William D. (Bill) Batchelor, Department Head, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University
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Solid Biomass Fuels
Harold Arnold, Vice-president, FRAM Renewable Fuels, LLC
Opportunities for Biodiesel
The Current Status of Biodiesel Production and its Potential for Louisiana
Dr. Kurt Guidry, Gilbert Durbin Professor of Ag Economics, LSU AgCenter
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Technologies for Producing Biodiesel: Commercial vs. Small Scale Production
Dr. Mark Zappi, Dean, College of Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Feed Stocks for Biodiesel and Ethanol Production in Louisiana
Dr. Don Boquet, Jack and Henrietta Jones Endowed Professor of Agronomy, Macon Ridge Research Station, LSU AgCenter
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Opportunities for Ethanol
Technology for Producing Ethanol in Louisiana
Dr. Gary Breitenbeck, Professor of Soil Microbiology, School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, LSU AgCenter
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Corporate Plans for Producing Ethanol
Matt Gray, Verenium Corporation
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Dedicated Energy Crops -- Switchgrass, Miscanthus and Others
Dr. Emily Heaton, Manager of Agronomic Product Development, Ceres, Inc.
Developing Sugar Crops as Ethanol Feedstocks
Dr. Ed Richard Jr., Research Leader and Location Coordinator for USDA-ARS Sugarcane Research Laboratory
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Wednesday, February 27:
Opportunities for Community Rural Development
Uniting Leaders for a Common Energy Goal
Brent Bailey, Southeast Facilitator, State Alliance Team, 25 x ’25 America’s Energy Future
Update on USDA Energy Programs
Chris Cassidy, Energy Policy Group, USDA
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Grow Your Profits: An Overview of USDA-Rural Development’s Renewable Energy and Value-Added Grant and Loan Programs
Kevin Boone, Renewable Energy Coordinator, USDA Rural Development
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Alternative Energy and Rural Development/Case Studies
Dr. Alan Barefield, Associate Director, Southern Rural Development Center and Extension Professor, Mississippi State University
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Community Rural Development Session Continues
Renewable Energy and Economic Development
Kelsey Short, Director of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Industries, Louisiana Economic Development
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Lake Providence Port- Ethanol Plant Project
Wyly Gilfoil, Executive Director, Lake Providence Port Commission
Louisiana and Federal Incentives and Standards for Renewable Energy
Dave McGee, Engineer and Supervisor, Technology Assessment Division, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Energy Division
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1000 Watts Per Meter: Why Farmers Should Consider Solar
William Ball, President, Natural Environments Inc., and Owner, Stellar Sun, Little Rock, Arkansas
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USDA Section 9006 Program Success Stories from the Mississippi Poultry Industry
John Logan, President and Manager, Brinson Farms, LLC; President, J&L Farm Services, Inc.; Chief Technical Officer and Board President, Eagle Green Energy, LLC; President/CEO, ARBO Bioenergy, LLC, Prentice, Mississippi
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The Power of the Green Markets
Dr. Charles Reith, Director of Industrial Strategies and Sustainable Solutions, Pace Global Energy Services
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Success Story of USDA Grant Program
Steve Tippin and Bob Palmiere, Bayou Wood Products