Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho Farm Bureau Federation sign energy crop collaboration agreement

On Sept.16 at 9 a.m., Idaho National Laboratory http://www.inl.gov and Idaho Farm Bureau Federation http://www.idahofb.org/ (IFBF) will hold a news conference at the Idaho Farm Bureau Federation Building conference room, 275 Tierra Vista, Pocatello.

A second signing event will be held at 3 p.m. at the Stinker Station, an E-85 fueling station located at 3319 Garrity Blvd., Nampa.

INL Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Environment J.W. “Bill” Rogers Jr. and IFBF’s President Frank Priestley will represent each organization during the signing ceremony.
This announcement and signing ceremony concludes an important period of consultation between the national laboratory and the IFBF.

The MOU includes collaboration efforts on testing of varied grasses that are intended to be dedicated energy crops, while at the same time focusing on the harvesting, collection and preparation of cellulosic and other feedstocks for biofuels processing.

Schedule of Events:

9 a.m. News Conference, 275 Tierra Vista, Pocatello, Idaho

3 p.m. News Conference, 3319 Garrity Blvd., Nampa, Idaho

Media Notes: Interview opportunities will follow the news conference.

Media Contacts:

INL – Keith Arterburn (INL), Office 208-526-4845; Cell 208-351-2999 for Pocatello event; Marilyn Whitney, 208- 569-7611 for Nampa event

IFBF – John Thompson (IFBF) 208-239-4292 for Pocatello event; Russ Hendricks, [email protected], 333-7082 or Jake Putnam, [email protected], 333-7090, for Nampa event.

Idaho National Laboratory is one of the Department of Energy’s 10 multiprogram national laboratories. The laboratory performs work in each of the strategic goal areas of DOE – energy, national security, science and environment. More specifically, INL is the nation’s leading center of nuclear energy research and development. Day-to-day management and operation of the laboratory is the responsibility of Battelle Energy Alliance.

The Idaho Farm Bureau Federation is the largest general farm organization in Idaho with over 63,000 member families and is affiliated with the American Farm Bureau Federation, representing over five million member families nationwide. IFBF was organized to protect and support the interests of agriculture and is the parent company of Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho.