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Date & Time April 8, 2013
8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
LocationOSU South Centers
Endeavor Center (Rm 160)1862 Shyville RoadPiketon, Ohio 45661
RSVP by April 4th Capacity is limited to 90
participants, so reserve your seat today! RSVP Options
are listed below:[email protected] ext. 132800-297-2072 ext. 132
Registration FeeA breakfast and hot lunch
will be provided. The event registration fee is $10.00
Bio-Energy WorkshopUnderstanding Energy Policy, Bio-Crop Production, & Market Development
EMPOWERMENT THROUGH EDUCATION
Workshop Agenda
8:30 - 9:00 Networking & Breakfast
9:00 - 9:10 Introduction & Welcoming Remarks Tom Worley, Director, OSU South Centers
9:10 - 9:30 Energy Trends & Policy OverviewEric Romich, OSU Extension Field Specialist, Energy Development
9:30 - 10:15BioEnergy Crop Production & MSU Research
Dennis Pennington, MSU Extension BioEnergy Specialist
10:15 - 11:00Development & Deployment of Alternative Aviation Fuels in Ohio
Steve Csonka, Executive Director,Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI)
11:00 - 11:45 Case Study - Ashtabula Co. MiscanthusDavid Marrison, OSU Extension ANR Educator, Ashtabula County
11:45 - 12:00 Land Capacity in Southern OhioJeff Fisher, OSU Extension ANR Educator, Pike County
12:00 - 12:30 Guayule Crop Production in OhioKatrina Cornish, OSU Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
12:30 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 BioEnergy Crop Field Tours Rafiq Islam, OSU Soil, Water & BioEnergy Specialist, Program Leader
Please join us on April 8th, for this Ohio State University Bio-Energy Workshop that will examine bio-crop production in Ohio, energy policy, and potential biomass markets. The workshop will review a bio-energy case study from Ashtabula County, provide insight on bio-energy opportunities from researchers at Ohio State University and Michigan State University, analyze emerging development of alternative aviation fuels, and offer a walking tour of bio-energy crops on the OSU South Centers Campus. Breakfast and a hot lunch will be provided. For more information please visit www.energizeohio.osu.edu or call 740-289-2071 ext. 132.
OSU South Centers BioEnergy Field Tours Workshop participants will visit different varieties of Miscanthus
giganteus, Arundo, warm-season native grasses, hybrid Willows, and
Guayule plantation sites.