“Opportunities and Challenges for Agrotechnology in New

CPDA Annual Adjuvants & Inerts Conference
May 6, 2015
Hilton Milwaukee City Center Hotel
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“Opportunities and Challenges for Agrotechnology in New Markets”
9:00-9:15 AM
Chairs Welcome: CPDA and AIC Chairs
9:15-9:45
Wisconsin Welcome
Tom Bressner, Wisconsin Agribusiness Association
9:45-10:45
Keynote: Outlook on the Economics of Agricultural Production in the
Coming Decade
Dr. Michael Boehlje, Distinguished Professor, Purdue University
10:45-11:00
Break
11:00-12:00
Sustainability of Production in the Face of Scarce Water Resources
This presentation will discuss opportunities and challenges for
optimizing water use while maximizing yield, including managing crops
with less water and managing water in dry land cropping.
Birl Lowery, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin
12:00-1:45 PM
Lunch
1:45-2:45
Water Conditioners: Do they do what they claim to do?
The speaker will present a proposed new ASTM method for tank mix
water conditioning adjuvants. The method could be used to ensure
proper adjuvant classification in the CPDA Certification Program.
Rich Zollinger, Professor, North Dakota State University
2:45-3:00
Break
3:00-5:30
Drift Reduction Technology Panel: The Role of Adjuvants in the New
EPA Voluntary DRT Program
The panel will present and discuss the current program and future
potential for inclusion of adjuvants in the program, state level adoption
of the program and the impact on labels, the impacts of "novel"
products (e.g., Enlist Duo) on adjuvant innovation, and more.
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6:00-7:30 PM
Bill Bagley, Bagley Enterprises, Moderator
Anne Overstreet, Environmental Protection Agency
Mark McCloskey, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection
Greg Kruger, University of Nebraska
Bruce Houtman, Dow AgroSciences
Johnnie Roberts, Helena Chemical Company
Harley Davidson Museum Reception