Food and Fuel Crops: Issues, Policies, and Regulation
2009 Annual Symposium | April 21-22, 2009 | Gateway Hotel & Conference Center | Ames
TUESDAY
Session 1 Tuesday April 21 1:30-3:30 PM (Audio MP3)
- Introduction—John Lawrence
- Gene Takle—"Designing Crops for Food and Fuel in a Changing Climate: What is the Target?
- Mariam Sticklen—"Genetically Engineered Feedstock Crops for Cellulosic Biofuels"
Session 1 Tuesday April 21 3:30-5:00 PM (Audio MP3)
- Emily Heaton—"Biomass Crops for Iowa"
- Panel Discussion
WEDNESDAY
Session 2 Wednesday April 22 8:30-9:45 (Audio MP3)
- Introduction, Manjit Misra, Gary Munkvold
- Josette Lewis—"Taking Stock of Progress and Challenges Ahead
Session 2 Wednesday April 22 9:45-Noon (Audio MP3)
- James Aketch Okeno—"Crop Productivity and Food Security for Subsaharan Africa in the 21st Century"
- Monica Pequeno Araujo— "Is Latin America Ready for Biofuels?"
Luncheon Speaker:
Prabhu Pingali, Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation—"The Agricultural Development Initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation"
Session 3 Wednesday April 22 1:30-3:30 PM (Audio MP3)
- Judy Chambers—"Tensions in Global Agriculture"
- Neil Hoffman—"Current Status of the APHIS Proposed Rule"
Session 3 Wednesday April 22 3:30-5:00 PM (Audio MP3)
- Michael Wach—"Responsible Management and Use of Biotechnology-derived Plant Products"
- Russ Sanders—"Biotechnology: Helping Famers and Changing the Future of Agriculture"
- Panel Discussion
- Closing Remarks