Transition to a Bioeconomy: Risk, Infrastructure & Industry Evolution


Home Page Zone 75th Anniversary Celebration Farm Foundation Forums FARM FOUNDATION'S MISSION Home Page Lifecycle Carbon Footprint of Biofuels Local Food Systems Workshop Symposium on zoonoses, animal agriculture and public health Transition to a Bioeconomy: Risk, Infrastructure & Industry Evolution			Transition to a Bioeconomy: Risk, Infrastructure & Industry Evolution June 24-25, 2008 Doubletree Marina Hotel, Berkeley, Calif. This was the second conference in the Transition to a Bioeconomy series. The nation's rapid transition to a bioeconomy has significant implications for agriculture, the food system, rural communities and the global economy. This series of conferences is designed to inventory current knowledge, highlight lessons learned, identify future possibilities and determine future information needs. Focused on risk and infrastructure, participants at the Berkeley conference examined such issues as finances, business models, and transportation infrastructure. This conference was a collaboration of Farm Foundation, USDA Office of Energy Policy and New Uses, USDA Economic Research Service, and Energy Biosciences Institute. The executive summary and proceedings of the conference, as well as presentations made at the conference, are posted here. Audio summaries and brief reports of each presentation are also available. The Evolving Bioeconomy Industry New Relationships: Ethanol, Corn, and Gasoline Price Volatility Michael Wetzstein, University of Georgia The Distributional Effects of Biofuels David Zilberman, University of California – Berkeley Biofuels, the Rural Economy and Farm Structure John Miranowski, Iowa State University Risk and Uncertainty Managing Risks Associated with Biofuels Gordon Rausser, University of California – Berkeley Risk and Uncertainty at the Farm Level Jim Larson, University of Tennessee Policy Risks and Consequences for the Biofuels Industry Seth Meyer, FAPRI, University of Missouri Managing Risk in the Bioeconomy Paul Willems, BP Selected Papers – Ownership, Site Selection and Economies of Scale Bioenergy Ownership and Investment Models for Rural America Tony Crooks, USDA Rural Development Spatial Heterogeneity of Factors Determining Ethanol Production Site Selection, 2000-2007 Lance A. Stewart and Dayton M. Lambert, University of Tennessee Spatial Optimization and Economies of Scale for Cellulose to Ethanol Facilities in Indiana David Perkis, Purdue University Selected Papers – Issues of Second Generation Biofuels Economic Feasibility of Supplementing Corn Ethanol Feedstock with Fractioned Dry Peas: A Risk Analysis Abhishek Goel and Cole R. Gustafson, North Dakota State University The Cellulosic Biorefinery: Co-products and Required Infrastructure Danielle J. Carrier, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville The Economics of Biomass Collection and Transportation and its Supply to Indiana Cellulosic and Electric Utility Facilities Sarah C. Brechbill, Purdue University Infrastructure and Policy Issues in the Bioeconomy Rural Policy for the 21^st Century Thomas Dorr, USDA Rural Development Infrastructure for the Bioeconomy Frank Dooley, Purdue University Transportation Infrastructure for the Bioeconomy Paul Hammes, Union Pacific Legal Structures and Issues for the Bioeconomy Mark J. Hanson, Stoel Rives LLP Challenges and Opportunities of the Next Decade Research and Education for the Bioeconomy Gale Buchanan, USDA Research, Education and Economics Integrating the BioPetroleum Sector Paul F. Bryan, Chevron Technology Ventures Financing the Bioeconomy Chris Groobey, Baker & McKenzie, LLP What We Know and What We Need to Know Peggy Caswell, USDA Economic Research Service