AMES, Iowa -- The ProBeef 07 Conference will bring agricultural scientists from around the world to discuss the global influence the ethanol industry has on agriculture today and in the future. The event is expected to attract beef and dairy producers, nutritionists, along with biorenewables or cattle industry professionals. The conference will be held at the Scheman Building on the Iowa State University campus, Sept. 5-7, 2007.

Vigortone Ag Products is the main sponsor of this event. Iowa State University Extension and the Iowa Beef Center are contributing sponsors.

Topics covered in these workshops include:

Global and domestic ethanol industry
Corn and feed grain outlook
Economic outlook for the U.S. beef industry
Review of ruminant digestion and metabolism
Feeding corn co-products
Kinetics of marbling in cattle
Effects of corn byproducts and new technologies in corn hybrids

For questions contact University Conference Services, Iowa State University at (515) 294-6222 or ucs-info@iastate.edu, or Tim Furlong, Vigortone Ag Products, at (319) 393-3310 or tfurlong@vigortone.com. Registration is also available online at http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/probeef07

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