POET Project LIBERTY Field Day

I am asked about corn cobs nearly every day. Can farmers harvest corn cobs efficiently and profitably? Will there be various cob harvest equipment options for various farm operations? Will there be incentives for the early cob farmers?

Come to POET Project LIBERTY Field Day to see and hear that the answer to all three of these questions is yes. The event will be at POET Biorefining - Emmetsburg on November 3rd. Leading agriculture equipment manufacturers will demonstrate new commercial and pre-commercial equipment for harvesting corn cobs for cellulosic ethanol. The equipment from last year's field day is pictured here. You can view videos on POET TV.

The main events will be two live demonstrations of equipment, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. In between there will be an informational session for area farmers on the opportunities afforded them by harvesting biomass for cellulosic ethanol. POET team members will describe incentives for early adopters. Agricultural equipment company representatives will be on hand. And if that isn't enough, there will also be a free lunch!

Agenda:

9:30      Welcome

10:00    Equipment Demonstration

11:30    Speaking Program

12:00    Lunch

1:00      Equipment Demonstration

3:30      Adjourn

POET Project LIBERTY, right in Emmetsburg, Iowa, is on track to become one of the world's first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plants. Project LIBERTY Field Day brings together the main ingredients: farmers, agriculture equipment companies, and POET--working together for U.S. energy independence.