On November 12, 2008, over 75 people gathered at the Ebling Symposium Center for a symposium titled “Balancing Energy, Food and Climate: The Issues, Trade-offs and Opportunities in Agriculture Policy.” This was a collaborative effort between the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection and the UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Downloadable presentations are available below:

Food and Fuel – What are the Cost Drivers (6.3 MB)

Woody Biomass (2 MB)

Defining and Evaluating the Sustainability of Biofuels (1.9 MB)

Land-Use Impacts of Biofuels (16.9 MB)

Carbon Sequestration on Agricultural Land in Wisconsin (9.9 MB)