Jul 28 2010 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
PERENNIAL BIOFEEDSTOCK TOUR AND SPEAKERS
at the
BIG FLATS PLANT MATERIALS CENTER
WEDNESDAY, July 28th 2010
Tour the Plant Materials Center and observe research and demonstration plots of many warm and cool season grasses including herbicide treatments, seeding
techniques, time of seeding and cutting studies, breeding nursery, cultivar and seed
treatment studies, plant pathology studies as well as seed production fields. Establishment and management of hybrid willows will be discussed and observed. (Hilary Mayton, Larry Smart and Gary Bergstrom from Cornell).
Registration 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Field Tour 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Speakers 1:15 pm - 3:30 pm Tom Richards - Penn State University Director of Institute for Energy and the Environment
Calvin Ernst - Ernst Conservation Seeds; plant varieties, pellet plant development
Virginia Green - USDA -FSA Biomass Crop Assistance Program, NY program manager Laura Colban - Skanden Inc.; The Next Generation of Heating Technology
Jack Santamor - Tree Source Solutions; Local project in Watkins Glen, US Salt
Dan Conable - NY Biomass Energy Alliance update
Kim McNight - Summerhill Biomass Systems; demonstration of powdered biomass burner
Display of portable canola press, large willow Step planter and possible mobile pelletizer
RSVP with the names and number attending by Thursday, July 22rd by calling 607-562-8404, or emailing julie.depue@ny.usda.gov. This will assist us in planning the details.
Please bring $10.00 to cover the cost of lunch and refreshments (exact change would be
appreciated). Posters and displays will be available to look at during lunch. Directions: Take Route 17 (I 86) to Exit 48 (East Corning/Route 352). Follow Route 352
east for 1.5 miles. PMC entrance is on the left.
In cooperation with Farm Viability Institute, Cornell University and SUNY ES&F.
The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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