Growing the Bioeconomy:
from Foundational Science to Sustainable Practice
HOLD THE DATE:
September 7-9, 2008
Scheman Building, Iowa State University
The 2008 Growing the Bioeconomy Conference will focus on strategies to achieve the new federal cellulosic biofuels mandate and advance the Midwestern Governors Association energy and climate change platform.
The conference will feature:
- Cutting edge research on cellulosic feedstocks production and processing technologies; biomass harvest, storage, and transportation systems; biofuels and climate change; and human, social, economic, and policy dimensions of the bioeconomy; biofuels.
- Tours to learn about new biomass crops and cropping systems research at the Iowa State University New Century Farm
- Demonstrations of biomass harvest equipment prototypes at the Iowa State University New Century Farm
Corn and Climate
Post-Conference Workshop on the Climate of the Midwest
September 9-10
This post-conference workshop will focus in-depth attention on the interactions between crops and climate, climate change, climate variability, and future impacts on agriculture in the Midwest.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is co-sponsoring this special extension of the Growing the Bioeconomy Conference to assess recent climate trends in the Midwest, as well as seasonal and long-term climate assessments.