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 EDC
COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES |
Agriculture
and Renewable Energy Development (Ag)
MISSION
STATEMENT
To
sustain, identify and develop agriculture, agribusiness and
renewable energy opportunities.
MEETING
SCHEDULE
Meets
at 7:30 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the EDC
office.
MEETING
MINUTES (PDF format)
January
19, 2006 |
March
16, 2006 |
July
20, 2006 revised |
November
16, 2006 |
| February
1, 2006 Executive Committee |
April
20, 2006 |
August
16, 2006 |
December
21, 2006 |
| February
16, 2006 |
May
18, 2006 |
August
28, 2006 Executive Committee |
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| March
1, 2006 Executive Committee |
June
15, 2006 |
September
21, 2006 |
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2008
GOALS
- Continuation of “Renewable Resources
Promotion and Commercialization Program” including
solicitation of renewable energy businesses to Kandiyohi
County
- Attract value-added ag processing and manufacturing
a. Research possible soybean crushing
plant
b. Bio-gasification
- Continue implementation of Ag BRE/R program
- Continue promotion of new animal ag opportunities
and preservation of existing opportunities
a. Solicitation of new and/or possible
expansions of dairy and/or beef operations
- Organize educational agriculture opportunities,
i.e., Strategic Animal Ag Conference
- Procurement of funding—grants, public
and private
- Maintain and enhance presence with elected
officials and public policy recommendations
a. Bio-Security public policy
b. Facilitate visit by City of
Willmar officials to the methane digester plant in DuPage
County, IL as well as invite City of Willmar officials to
a presentation by Dr. Phil Gordon of the University of Minnesota
relating to his methane digester findings
- Wind Energy
Priority
Initiatives/Action Plan
- Research renewable energy opportunities
to sustain and contain
costs
a . Prepare a summary of state and federal mandates
b. Identify research forms of research education centers
(opportunities)
c . Summarize findings in a written report
d . Identify growers to introduce (matchmakers) and
coordinate candidates with the research center
- Position Kandiyohi County to turn wind energy
into anhydrous
ammonia as a way to store energy
a . Determine the economic viability working with a key
research partner(s) and if viable, move on project
development
b . Identify/attract entrepreneurs to move ahead with a
project
c . Identify and eliminate roadblocks and provide technical
and other support
- Explore development of a soybean collection
or processing
facility
a . Research both acres available and needed to support
an operation
b . Research bi-products output and users
c . Prepare feasibility assessment and share with targeted
businesses that could have an interest in a project
d . Support business development needs related to sites,
financing development, market introduction and development,
workforce and skill needs, etc.
- Establish a renewable energy commercialization
center
a . Determine the purpose, scope, management needs and
organizational framework to support a resource business
incubator and information clearinghouse in Kandiyohi County
b . Assess the feasibility, generate partner interest and
initiate
funding development in 2008
c . Finalize the business model and partnership and complete
funding development
REPORTS
Read
the Ag Committee's Outline
of Livestock Siting, including Policies, Procedures and
Practices adopted September 2005.
Read
the Ag Committee's Kandiyohi
County Ag Producer Research Report, April 2005
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