IICCA Fall Technical Update

November 28, 2006

Gateway Hotel in Ames

Harvest Room

 Meeting Agenda

November 28, 2006

 9:15 AM    Welcome

                        - President Mark Raasch

 9:30 AM     "Is the Food Industry Ready for the Ripple Effects of Biofuels?"

                        -Robert Ludwig, Principal

                        - Michael Richard, Associate Principal

                                The Hale Group, Danvers, MA

10:30 AM    Break

10:45 AM    ISA On Farm Network  -- John Deere Imagery Program

                        -Pat Reeg, Iowa Soybean Association

                        -Jeff Keiser, John Deere 

                     

Noon            Lunch -- Sponsored by the Iowa Soybean Association

                  

 1:00 PM       Western Bean Cutworm -- Thresholds and Scouting Methods

                            -Dr. Marlin Rice, Iowa State University                         

 1:45 PM        Bayer CropScience Product Update

                            -John Cantwell, Michael Weber

 2:15 PM        Break

 2:30 PM        BASF Product Update

                            -Mark Storr

 3:00 PM        Syngenta Product Update

                            -Mike Leetch

 3:30 PM        Consultants Roundtable

                            What Worked in 2006?

                            Biggest Challenges in 2007?

                                --President Raasch

 4:30 PM        Adjourn