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Richard Salem, Chairman and CEO, FPPC
Welcome and Opening Comments
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Ernie Shea - President - Natural Resource Solutions LLC
Introductory Remarks
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Keynote Speaker: Adam Putnam, US Congressman from State of Florida and Candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the State of Florida |
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Session 1: The Growing Significance of Air Quality and Emissions |
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Dr. Al Heber, NAEMS Lead Investigator, Purdue University
“Results of the National Agricultural Air Emissions Study (NAEMS) for Livestock and Poultry” |
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Dr. Saqib Mukhtar, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Texas A&M System
”Feedlot Emissions: Air Quality Standards, Science and Mitigation Practices” |
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Kristen Hughes Evans, Virginia Staff Scientist, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
“Accounting for Changes in Air and Water Nitrogen Emissions in Thermal Chemical Processes” |
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Session 2: Changing the Carbon Footprint and Reducing Greenhouse Gases |
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Dr. Garth Boyd, Senior Vice President, Agricultural Services, Camco
“Financial Incentives for Reducing Greenhouse Gases: An Update on Carbon Policy and Markets” |
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Keri Cantrell, Agricultural Engineer, USDA-ARS; Coastal Plains Oil, Water & Plant Research Center
“Making the Most of Manure: BioChar Production” |
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Dr. G.B. Reddy, Dept. Chairperson and Professor, Dept. of Natural Resources and Design, North Carolina A&T University
“FPPC’s Plans for Characterizing and Applying Bio-Char for the Farm” |
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Session 3: Important Considerations in Building Comprehensive Solution Sets |
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Chris Voell, Program Manager, EPA AgSTAR
“Expanding Opportunities for Digester Systems at US Livestock Facilities” |
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John Logan, Chairman & Chief Technical Officer, Eagle Green Energy
“Integrating Anaerobic Digesters with Other Requirements Provides Economic Viability” |
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Andrew W. Wedel, Division Manager and Agricultural Engineer, McLanahan Corporation
“Anaerobic Digestion: Addressing Design Challenges and Pre-Treatment for Effective Nutrient Removal” |
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Greg Stover, Director, Sales & Marketing Development, Marion Mixers
“Waste to Energy: Biomass, Biosolids” |
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Greg Stover, Director, Sales & Marketing Development, Marion Mixers
GRRO Presentation |
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Paul Schneider, President, EcoCombustion Energy Systems
“Generating Electricity for the Grid Using Dairy Manure” |
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Greg Zwicke, NRCS Air Quality Team
“Challenges for Agriculture Based on Air Quality Issues” |
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Andre Dight, Poultry Implementation Manager, Biomass Heating Solutions, Ltd.
“An integrated Solution for Poultry Litter Disposal and Energy Us.” |
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Session 4: Understanding the Environmental Requirements of the Region |
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Jeff Porter, Environmental Engineer, Manure Management Team, USDA-NRCS
“What Are We to Do With All of This Stuff?” |
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Chuck Fox, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, US EPA
“Protecting and Restoring the Chesapeake Bay Watershed” |
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Andrew Walmsley, Assistant Director of Agricultural Policy, Florida Farm Bureau Federation
“The Potential of Renewable Energy Sources in the State of Florida” |
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Stephen McCorkle, CEO, Agricultural Waste Solutions, Inc. (AWS)
“Integrating an Economically Viable Solution with Increasing Air Quality Challenges” |
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Session 5: The Farm Owner’s Perspective of Technology |
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Click here to view the Panel Discussion
- Mark Marsh, Marsh Farms, South Carolina
- David Lovell, Old Mills Farm, Eastern Shore, Virginia
- Frank Bordeaux, Executive Director of Ag Finance Authority, North Carolina
- Andrew Walmsley, Florida Farm Bureau Federation
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Larry Clark - Chairman - FPPC Advisory Board
Closing Remarks
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Summit Location and Hotel Accommodations
Don Cesar, Loews Hotel
3400 Gulf Blvd.
St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
Phone: 727-360-1881
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