Crop Watch, February 2008: Ethonol and Distillers Feeding Program Feb. 19 <p>

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

February 2008

Ethonol and Distillers Feeding Program Feb. 19

“Ethanol – The Impact and Opportunities It Has for Nebraskans” will be the theme of a Feb. 19 Farmers and Ranchers College program at the Fillmore County Fairgrounds in Geneva. Speakers will include specialists from UNL, USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, the Nebraska Ethanol Board, and an ethanol plant. A bus tour of the Advanced BioEnergy Ethanol Plant in Fairmont also is a program option.

Registration will begin at 8:45 a.m. and the program will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Preregistration is appreciated for a meal count. Please call the Fillmore County Extension office at (402) 759-3712 by Feb. 15 to preregister.

Topics and speakers will include:

Overview of Ethanol Industry in Nebraska and Nationally, Todd Sneller, Nebraska Ethanol Board
Ethanol Myths, John Hay, UNL Extension Educator, energy
Cellulosic Ethanol, Brian Wienhold, soil scientist, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Water and Ethanol, Hay
Utilizing Distillers in the Cow/Calf Operation, Rick Rasby, UNL beef specialist
Distillers in the Feedlot, Galen Erickson, UNL extension beef feedlot nutrition specialist
Economics of Ethanol, Impact on Communities, David Peters, UNL extension community rural economic development specialist

The afternoon will include several speakers and a panel discussion of speakers and staff from Advanced BioEnergy in Fairmont .

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© 2008 by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. All rights reserved.

Published by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Cooperating with the counties and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, race, color, religion, marital status, veteran's status, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation.