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8th Annual Innovations in Agriculture Conference
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| Tuesday, March 4, 2008 | |
| 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Welcome and Opening Remarks Paul Tonko, President and CEO, NYSERDA |
| 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM | Farm Energy Use and Efficiency How is energy used on farms? How can energy be used more effectively? What funding incentives are available? Dick Peterson, Northeast Agriculture Technology Corp. |
| 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM | Farm Biogas Energy Use Options How well can biogas be used in internal combustion engines, microturbines, fuel cells, boilers, and pipelines? Norm Scott, Cornell University, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Biofuels Projects in New York State What is the status of biofuels projects in New York State? Ron Rausch, New York State Department of Agriculture and Management |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Opportunities for Renewable Energy on Farms What are the driving factors toward renewable energy production? How can farms participate in the expanding use of renewable energy production? Brent Gloy, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Luncheon with Speaker Patrick Hooker, Commissioner, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Reception |
| Track A: Biogas Opportunities | |
| 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Farm Digesters in New York State with Selected Operators Panel What lessons have been learned so far? What is new in equipment and evaluations? Curt Gooch, PRO-DAIRY Jenny Pronto, Cornell University, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Farm Digesters in the US What are the characeristics of digester systems installed in the US? What are some financial incentives for expanded digester applications? Chris Voell, US Environmental Protection Agency, AgStar Program |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Digester Systems in Europe Can European digester system designs and feedstocks work in New York State? Curt Gooch, PRO-DAIRY |
| 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Increasing Biogas with Food Processing Feedstocks What is the increased biogas potential from different feedstocks? What economic benefits are possible? Norm Scott, Cornell University, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Digester Economics and Financing Opportunities What factors should be considered in evaluating digester economics? How do tax credits, renewable energy and green credits affect the economics? Brent Gloy, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management |
| Track B: Farms of the Future | |
| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM | The Role of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in New York State Bill Reinhardt, NYSERDA, Research & Development |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Local Food Systems Hannah Schreiber, (invited) New York Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NYSAWG) |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Building-Integrated Agriculture: Opportunities for Sustainable Urban CEA Viraj Puri, NY Sun Works |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Integration of Energy and Agriculture Gary Smith, Modern Landfill |
| 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Refreshment Break |
| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM | From Garden to Grocery - Challenges and Opportunities Amanda Hewitt, Nelson Farms |
| 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM | Developing Innovative Markets and Community Building Preston Gilbert, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry |
| 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM | Open Discussion Brainstorming ways NYSERDA can help grow sustainable farming models in the future. |
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