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83rd annual Agricultural Outlook Forum: "Agriculture at the Crossroads: Energy, Farm and Rural Policy"
USDA's 2007 Agricultural Outlook Forum explores renewable energy's future in biofuels, cellulosic, methane, and wind. The Forum's national conversation about agriculture centers on the fascinating opportunities and challenges of renewable energy in the next farm bill and beyond.
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2007-03-01 08:00
to 2007-03-02 16:00 |
| Where | Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel in Arlington, Virginia |
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"Renewable Energy - Inroads to Agriculture," the Forum's plenary panel, includes Archer Daniels Midland President and CEO Patricia Woertz; Cargill Chairman and CEO Warren R. Staley; American Petroleum Institute President and Chairman Red Cavaney; and CHS, Inc. President and CEO John Johnson. Scott Kilman, of the Wall Street Journal, will moderate the panel.
Forum dinner speaker, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will explore "21st Century Economic Development - A Renewed Focus on Agriculture."
"U.S. Potential for Biofuels," is addressed by Robert Dinneen, President of the Renewable Fuels Association. William A. Frey, DuPont's Global Business Director for Biofuels, explores the marketplace for biobutanol.
Chief Economist Keith Collins provides an overview of U.S. agriculture's economic outlook, with individual USDA sessions to address major commodities.