Ag Energy: On to the Next Level

Would you like even more information about Project LIBERTY?  Do you have questions about corn cob harvesting?  Are you wondering what it all will mean to Emmetsburg and to you?  I will address these questions and more at a one-day conference called "Ag Energy 2009: On to the Next Level," Wednesday, March 11, at the Wild Rose Casino, Emmetsburg, Iowa.  I am scheduled to speak at 12:15.  Other scheduled speakers include:

• Denny Harding, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
• Norman Olson, Biomass Energy Conversion Facility
• Dr. Bruce Wicking, Cellencor Corporation
• Dr. Lawrence Johnson,  Center for Crops Utilization Research
• Ross Groffman, NextEra Energy Resources
• Mark Kingland, Alliant Energy
• Teresa Bornhoff, USDA Rural Development

The Kossuth/Palo Alto County Economic Development Corporation will host the meeting.  Registration opens at 8:15 a.m.  Cost is $20 per person until March 1st; afterward the fee is $25 per person.  Students may attend for $15.00.  All registrations include lunch and publications.  For more information about the conference, please contact Maureen Elbert, Economic Director, at 515-295-7979 or email: kcedc@kossuthia.com