“Biomass Harvesting and Processing” 3rd Crop Producer Meetings

10:00 The Feedstock Supply Chain Jeff Jensen, Rural Advantage 10:30 2009 Biomass Harvesting Events Jill Sackett, UM Extension / Rural Advantage 11:00 Brushland to Bioenergy – The Biobaler WB-55 Peter Gillitzer, Stem Power Resources 11:30 Biomass Processing and Densification Al Doering, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute 12:00 LUNCH 1:00 Development of Biomass Crops and Pelleting Alfalfa
Keith Poier, MN Valley Alfalfa Producers 1:30 Beyond Bioenergy: Bio-industrial Uses of Biomass

     Julia Olmstead, Institute for 
     Agriculture and Trade Policy

2:00 Biomass Harvest Land Management
Neal Feeken, The Nature Conservancy 2:30 Biomass Markets in Southern Minnesota
Linda Meschke, Rural Advantage President 3:00 Further discussion and Q/A

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Rural Advantage is a nonprofit corporation based in Fairmont, Minnesota. Their mission is to promote the connections between agriculture, the environment and rural communities in order to improve ecological health, economic viability and rural vitality. Their work centers around efforts to reduce agricultural nonpoint source pollution with major programming focused on the 3rd Crop Initiative, ECoPayPack development and building the Madelia Model concept. Contact them at 507.238.5449 or visit their website at www.ruraladvantage.org for more information. # # #