(DES MOINES) - The Office of Governor Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds today announced additional details for "Hearing in the Heartland: Supporting the Renewable Fuels Standard."
The hearing begins tomorrow at 8:30 a.m., and will be held at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates. Members of the press will have a working area and access to a mult-box for audio. A wireless internet code will be available upon arrival. Parking for the event is limited.
In addition to the speakers offering verbal testimony on the importance of maintaining a strong Renewable Fuel Standard, written comments will also be accepted for submission to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The following panels are currently scheduled for the hearing:
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Panel # |
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Organization Being Represented |
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Panel 1 8:30-9:15 AM |
Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds |
State of Iowa |
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Governor Terry E. Branstad |
State of Iowa |
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Congressman Steve King |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann |
State of Indiana |
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Secretary Bill Northey |
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship |
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Director Greg Ibach |
Nebraska Department of Agriculture |
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Panel 2 9:15-9:30 AM |
Dr. Bruce Babcock |
Iowa State University |
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Dr. Timothy Gibbons |
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Monte Shaw |
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association |
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Panel 3 9:30-10:00 AM |
Director Paul Trombino |
Iowa Department of Transportation |
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Brent D. Drey |
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Ron Heck |
Iowa Soybean Association |
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Pam Johnson |
National Corn Growers Association |
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Jay Byers |
Greater Des Moines Partnership |
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Aaron Schlenker |
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) |
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Panel 4 10:00-10:30 AM |
Congressman Tom Latham |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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Greg Spenner |
Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa (ABC) |
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Kevin Skunes |
North Dakota Corn Growers Association |
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Tyler Schwarck |
Absolute Energy LLC |
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Troy Gibbs |
Western Dubuque Biodiesel LLC |
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Doran Zumbach |
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Panel 5 10:30-11:00 AM |
Hannah Borg |
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Virg Harrison |
Western Iowa Energy |
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Jeff Briggs |
Green Plains Renewable Energy |
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Ben Steffen |
Dairy Farmer |
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Galen Frenzen |
Nebraska Ethanol Board |
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Tim Scheer |
Nebraska Corn Board |
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Panel 6 11:00 - 11:30 AM |
Director Debi Durham |
Iowa Department of Economic Development |
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Daron Wilson |
General Manager, POET Biorefining-Emmetsburg |
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Charlie Kollasch |
POET Biorefining-Emmetsburg |
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Representative Lee Hein |
Chair of the Environmental Protection Committee Iowa House of Representatives |
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Representative Pat Grassley |
Chair of the Agriculture Committee Iowa House of Representatives |
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Adam Durand |
Office of U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar |
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Panel 7 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Director Ted McKinney |
Indiana State Department of Agriculture |
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Members of the Indiana Delegation |
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Panel 8 12:00 - 12:30 PM |
Commissioner Dave Frederickson |
Minnesota Department of Agriculture |
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Charlie Poster |
Minnesota Department of Agriculture |
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Brad Nelson |
Farmer from Minnesota |
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Gary Porter |
Missouri Corn Growers Association |
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Panel 9 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM |
Secretary Lucas Lentsch |
South Dakota Department of Agriculture |
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Mark Gross |
South Dakota Corn Growers |
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Jim Seurer |
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC |
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Thomas Hitchcock |
Redfield Energy LLC |
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Panel 10 1:00 - 1:30 PM |
Bob Hemesath |
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Kelly Hansen |
POET Biorefining - Hanlontown |
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Fred Reikowsky |
Novozymes |
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Adam Schubert |
Butamax |
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Bill Couser |
Couser Cattle Company |
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Alan J. Giese |
Coproducts Plus LLC & Prairie Trucking LLC |
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Todd Hays |
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation |
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Panel 11 1:30 - 2:00 PM |
Dave Sovereign |
Cresco FastStop |
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William Howell |
General Manager, POET Biorefining-Coon Rapids |
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Brian Wiegert |
Chair of Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board, Vice President of PMMIC Insurance |
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Dale Farnham |
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Andrew Heggenstaller |
DuPont Pioneer |
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Panel 12 2:00 - 2:30 PM |
Director Chuck Gipp |
Iowa Department of Natural Resources |
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Senator Jeff Danielson |
Chair of State Government Committee, Iowa Senate |
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Walter Wendland |
Golden Grain Energy, Homeland Energy Solutions and Renewable Fuels Association |
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Annettee Sweeney |
Farmer |
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Tom Buis |
Growth Energy |
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Dr. Louis Gerbino |
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Panel 13 2:30 - 3:00 PM |
Gary Eischeid |
POET Biorefining - Gowrie |
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Bill Bluml |
POET Biorefining - Gowrie |
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Vance Bauer |
POET Biorefining |
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Kevin Stumpf |
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Lavon Schiltz |
Nevada Economic Development |
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Francis Thicke |
Farmer |
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Panel 14 3:00 - 3:30 PM |
Senator Chuck Grassley |
U.S. Senate |
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Kevin Monroe |
POET Biorefining-Jewell |
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Grant Menke |
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association |
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Craig Hill |
Iowa Farm Bureau |
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Bruce Rohwer |
Iowa Corn Growers Association |
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Steve Ogle |
DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol |
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Panel 15 3:30 - 4:00 PM |
Ken Osmonson |
General Manager, POET Biorefining-Ashton |
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Greg Olsen |
General Manager, POET Biorefining - Corning |
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Chris Edgington |
Edgington Brothers |
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Dr. Don Heck |
Iowa Central Fuel Testing Laboratory |
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Matt Bemrich |
Mayor of Fort Dodge |
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John Finley |
Clayton County Development Group Board |
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Closing Remarks by Governor Terry E. Branstad |
State of Iowa |
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