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We have barely scratched the surface of what can be produced from renewable resources. Power, chemicals, fuels and fibers will all be critical components in the evolution of a clean energy future. BBI International is excited about the future and has positioned itself to be the industry’s global expert in biomass utilization. With offices in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, nobody is better able than BBI to help you participate in this dynamic industry. Please explore each of our service groups. We think you will find our experience is unparalleled. BBI International intends to be a good corporate citizen worldwide. It is our goal to conduct business in ways that respect people, communities and the environment. We continually strive to incorporate stewardship and sustainable development into our corporate philosophy and the services we deliver to our clients.

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is the world’'s leading source of customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers and grain and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics in nearly 70 countries. DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

Aaron is an Australian grain producer located in Calingiri, Western Australia, Australia and 2003 Nuffield Scholar. He has worked and traveled extensively throughout farming regions of the world and is passionate about the future of this industry. He farms 2000 hectares with his parents Charlie and Margaret in the central Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Aaron is keen to help farmers understand how the unfolding agricultural boom will present many opportunities but also perpetuate many threats concurrently. He is a farmer keen to futurise in an attempt to picture just how the approaching oil crisis and climate change will alter the face of food production systems around the world. You can visit his website to learn more about his future farming principles.

Jeffrey Carter is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and independent trader. He specializes in turning concepts into profits. He co-founded Hyde Park Angels one of the most active angel groups in the United States in April of 2007. He previously served on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Board of Directors.

Planalytics, Inc. is the global resource for Business Weather Intelligence – the actionable information individuals and organizations need to understand and optimize the impact of weather on their businesses. Weather is the most volatile of all external factors affecting business performance and Planalytics helps companies in a wide range of fields -- agriculture, energy, insurance, distribution and retail -- proactively manage this risk. For more information, visit http://www.planalytics.com.

For the last 33 years I have farmed in south Oxfordshire England UK – in partnership with my wife. We have four grown up children. Our ‘downland’ farm is located in the Thames Valley on the outskirts of a village called Brightwell-cum-Sotwell in an area classified as one of ‘Outstanding Natural Beauty’. The farm has an extensive range of traditional and modern farm buildings but a limited land base which has demanded intensification and diversification of the business over the years. We have been through the gambit of livestock enterprises breeding and fattening pigs, beef at all levels and now run an early lambing flock of sheep in-wintered with straw as the base fodder, grow wheat, oilseeds, potatoes and have an extensive diversification enterprise letting traditional farm buildings as workshops. Marketing is through cooperative or group resources and we also sell produce directly from the farm-gate. My formative years were spent at the Royal Agricultural College Cirencester with a post-graduate at the University of Reading and worked as an Advisor with the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food and in Farm Management Consultancy before having the farming opportunity – which was never intended to be a full-time job! I am a Nuffield farming Scholar. My wife and I are very involved in our local community and with many wide ranging farming committees and bodies. Currently I am a Director of a Farm Buying Group and for the last five years have been stretching myself writing a monthly ‘Farmer Focus’ column for the Farmers Weekly Magazine one of the leading farming journals here in the UK. The aim is to have more holidays and wind down – but this seems to demand in the short term greater involvement and a winding up!

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A seasoned ag communications professional, Rick Purnell is passionate about the positive impact farms and agribusiness have in rural and urban communities. Rick is even more passionate about how a farm or ag operation can develop a true identity within its community. Engaging today’s media, public forums, local government and civic organizations is just one aspect of strengthening relationships with rural and in-town neighbors. I’m active in initiatives to build community support for the professionals who grow our food. I can demonstrate communications approaches for individual operations that create short- and long-term community, zoning and legislative support. Find out more at www.rprcompany.com.