Virginia Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation Society’s Annual Meeting
October 24, 2007; 9:00AM – 4:30PM
Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton, Virginia
“Biofuels and the Implications for Conservation ”
AGENDA
(Click on the hyper-linked presentations below to view and/or download)
9:00– 9:30 am |
Registration | ||
9:30 – 9:40 am |
Welcome – John Myers, President, Virginia Chapter, SWCS | ||
9:40 – 10:20 am |
Biofuels and the 2007 Farm Bill – Brent Blevins, Legislative Assistant, House Committee on Agriculture | ||
10:20 – 10:45 am |
Water Quality Implications of Biofuel Production in Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic – Dr. Jim Pease, Virginia Tech | ||
10:45 – 11:00 am |
BREAK | ||
11:00 – 11:30 am |
Energy Needs in Virginia and the Role of Biofuels – Steve Walz, Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy | ||
11:30 – 1:00 pm |
Awards Luncheon and Installation of New Officers – Wade Biddix, SWCS Nominations Committee | ||
1:00 – 1:30 pm |
Implications of Biofuels: Perspectives from the EPA Chesapeake Bay Program – Rich Batiuk, Science and Technology Director, Chesapeake Bay Program | ||
1:30 – 2:00 pm |
Alternative Feedstocks for Biofuel Production: State of the Science – Eric Bendfeldt and John Ignosh, Virginia Tech | ||
2:00 – 2:15 pm |
BREAK | ||
2:15 – 3:00 pm |
The Implications of Biofuel Production for State/Federal Conservation Programs – Jack Frye, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation; and Ken Carter, USDA NRCS | ||
3:00 – 3:30 pm |
Perspectives from the Biofuel Industry – Dean Price, Red Birch Energy | ||
3:30 – 3:45 pm |
Wrap-up and Adjourn – Jim Cox | ||
4:00 – 4:30 pm |
Chapter Annual Business Meeting – Jim Cox, Incoming SWCS President |