Colorado Corn Cultivating Opportunities

An upcoming conference will offer the latest in research and policy developments that will help make America's farms, ranches and forestlands major players in a new energy future. The National 25x'25 Renewable Energy Summit is scheduled for March 11-13 in Omaha, Neb.

At the conference, participants will have the opportunity to learn the latest from leading renewable energy experts from across the nation. More than two dozen pre-eminent authorities on biofuels, biomass, wind, solar and other land-based renewable energy sources will address the summit. Also, those attending can learn how American agriculture and forestry will help shape our energy future and see the latest in bioenergy research.

The 25x’25 vision is endorsed in the energy bill President Bush signed in December. By 2025, the agricultural, forestry and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant and affordable food, feed and fiber.