Premier Northwest Agriculture And Energy Conferences Unite

The Pacific Northwest’s premier clean energy conference has joined forces with Idaho’s most important agricultural event to offer in Boise, Idaho this coming February an unparalleled opportunity to learn how energy and agriculture can work together to bring about rural economic development.
The 3rd Annual Harvesting Clean Energy Conference and the Idaho Ag Summit will be held concurrently February 10 & 11 in Boise. Organizers are calling the joint event the chance of a lifetime for people involved in the agriculture and energy sectors of government, industry, farming, and economic development to find the tools they need to get profitable clean energy projects built in rural Northwest communities.
It’s the first time ever the two leading industry events have combined their efforts to provide their constituents such an outstanding opportunity to gain a practical and in-depth understanding of how agriculture and energy opportunities intertwine.
“The agricultural community, not just in Idaho but also across the Northwest, has gained a one-of-its-kind opportunity to see and discover first-hand how our food producers can enhance their economic vitality through clean energy power production technologies and techniques,” said Brad Hoaglun, organizer of the Idaho Ag Summit.
“This joint conference is designed for farmers, ranchers, agriculture and rural leaders, tribes, and elected officials across the Northwest,” added Rhys Roth, from Climate Solutions in Olympia, WA, one of the organizers of the Harvesting Clean Energy conference. A wide range of issues will be examined in special workshops including wind power, biofuels and anaerobic digesters.
Another key part of the conference will address on-farm energy. Organizers say on-farm energy involves the process of producing power for on-site use such as wind for irrigation power, solar for stock watering, on-farm biogas and geothermal heat for greenhouses and aquaculture.
A trade show will feature the latest technologies and practical, hands-on information about agriculturally based energy production.
Registration for the event is now open. For more information about the program and registration contact:
· Diane Gasaway, Northwest Cooperative Development Center at 360-943-4241, email at dgasaway@wreca.coop or visit www.harvestcleanenergy.org. ; or,
· Brad Hoaglun, Ag Summit at (208) 888-0988, email at bhoadlun@spro.net or visit www.(name).