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Regional Conferences
Impacts of Increased Bio-Fuel Production on the Midwest Landscape
October 16-17, 2007
Holiday Inn
450 Main Street
Dubuque, Iowa
NEW! FINAL PROGRAMUPDATED! Abstract Book
We will not be posting presentations online. For copies of the individual presentations, please contact authors directly. Author/presenter e-mail addresses are in the abstract book.
NEW! Closing Plenary Audio
The closing plenary session was recorded and is available as an mp3 file for you to download and listen. Participants are listed below. (19.5 MB)
Closing Plenary Participants Doug Karlen, National Soil Tilth Laboratory
Rick Robinson, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Walt Wendland, Golden Grain Energy
Brendan Jordan, Great Plains Institute
Carol Hunter, Des Moines Register (moderator)
With regional and national attention focused on the use of renewable bio-fuels, energy conservation and energy independence, the impact on the environment (specifically on soil and water quality and quantity) is a critical dimension of the dialog that has often been in the background. The desire for less reliance on fossil fuels and foreign sources of energy will have a dramatic impact on national soil and water resources. The goal of the conference is to elevate the debate beyond just technology creation and narrow economic development aspects to address soil conservation, water quality and human decisions about land management and how these intersect in the public debate surrounding bio-based fuels; and in particular, increases in grain based bio-fuel production. Organized by the West North Central Region of the Soil and Water Conservation Society. Contact Information:Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant Phone/Fax: 217-968-5512 Email: cvnghgrn@uiuc.edu
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