Tour Details:
Dates: July 22 - 24, 2024
Location: Northern Crops Institute, Fargo, ND
Registration Fee: $1,500
Registration Deadline: June 21st, 2024
Tour Overview:
The Biofuels Tour will provide attendees with an introduction into the agricultural foundations of the biofuels industry, from farm to product and everything in between. Participants will have the opportunity to speak directly with farmers and leaders in the industry along with touring agricultural plots, farms, and processing facilities.
Objectives:
Full circle knowledge of biofuels from farm to product
Production practices
A farmers perspective
Economics of sustainable agriculture
Where the demand for biofuels is being fueled
Major Topics
Economics of sustainable agriculture
Farmer economics
Where the biofuel demand is coming from
Production practices
Farm to product
Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)
Low carbon fertilizer
Regulatory policy
Carbon capture
Market conditions
Technological breakthroughs
Shifts in the use of oil
Who Should Attend?
This tour is available for those in the ethanol industry, renewable diesel industry, lenders, insurance companies, investment groups, and anyone else interested in biofuels.
How Do I Register?
This course will be offered in-person only. Space will fill up quick, so we encourage you to enroll early!
Registration Fee: $1,500
Registration Deadline: June 21st, 2024
Click on the “Register Now” button to pay by credit card. For group registrations and alternate methods of payment, please contact krista.j.jansen@ndsu.edu.
Included in the registration fee are course materials, lunches and refreshments during the course, one dinner reception on July 22nd, 2024 and one dinner on July 23rd, 2024. Airfare, hotel rooms and other meals are not included in the registration fee.
What About the Hotel?
NCI has a room block at the following hotel. Participants must make their own hotel reservations. You are welcome to stay at other hotels; however, NCI will provide transportation between the hotel and NCI each day only at the course hotel listed below. Please note that there is limited availability at the hotel.
Clubhouse Hotel and Suites
4400 15th Avenue South
Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: (701) 282-5777
Rate: $159.00 (+ taxes) per night
Name of Room Block: NCI Biofuels Tour
Deadline for Room Block: June 12, 2024
Website: https://fargo.clubhouseinn.com
Transportation:
Transportation between the airport to the hotel is the responsibility of each participant. The Clubhouse Hotel has a complementary shuttle, and you can arrange a ride by calling them directly at (701) 282-5777. Taxis are available at the baggage claim area, and Uber & Lift are also available. NCI will provide daily transportation only between the Northern Crops Institute and the hotel listed above. At the conclusion of the course, NCI will also provide transportation to the hotel or to the airport for those flying out early.
Cancellation Policies:
Requests to cancel a registration must be received on or before June 21, 2024 to receive a full refund. Requests to cancel a registration on or after June 21, 2024 will receive credit for a future NCI course that is good for 1 year. If NCI is forced to cancel this course, all registered participants will be immediately contacted, and each will receive a full refund within 10 business days. Substitutions may be made up to 3 days before the course begins. To read our full Event Refund & Cancellation Policy, click here.
General Information:
Mailing Address:
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU Dept. 7400
P.O. Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA
Physical Address:
Northern Crops Institute
1240 Bolley Drive, NDSU Campus
Fargo, ND 58102
Phone: 701-231-7736
Fax: 701-231-7235
Email: nci@ndsu.edu
Website: www.northern-crops.com
About the Northern Crops Institute:
Northern Crops Institute is an international center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, Northern Crops Institute exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education and technical service programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 135 countries.
North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity Institution. This publication will be made available in alternative formats upon request (701-231-7736).
Non-Discrimination Policy:
NCI and NDSU do not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable. Direct inquiries to: Canan Bilen-Green, Vice Provost, Title IX/ADA Coordinator, Old Main 201, (701) 231-7708, ndsu.eoaa@ndsu.edu.