CPDA Annual Adjuvants & Inerts Conference May 6, 2015 Hilton Milwaukee City Center Hotel Milwaukee, Wisconsin “Opportunities and Challenges for Agrotechnology in New Markets” 9:00-9:15 AM Chairs Welcome: CPDA and AIC Chairs 9:15-9:45 Wisconsin Welcome Tom Bressner, Wisconsin Agribusiness Association 9:45-10:45 Keynote: Outlook on the Economics of Agricultural Production in the Coming Decade Dr. Michael Boehlje, Distinguished Professor, Purdue University 10:45-11:00 Break 11:00-12:00 Sustainability of Production in the Face of Scarce Water Resources This presentation will discuss opportunities and challenges for optimizing water use while maximizing yield, including managing crops with less water and managing water in dry land cropping. Birl Lowery, Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin 12:00-1:45 PM Lunch 1:45-2:45 Water Conditioners: Do they do what they claim to do? The speaker will present a proposed new ASTM method for tank mix water conditioning adjuvants. The method could be used to ensure proper adjuvant classification in the CPDA Certification Program. Rich Zollinger, Professor, North Dakota State University 2:45-3:00 Break 3:00-5:30 Drift Reduction Technology Panel: The Role of Adjuvants in the New EPA Voluntary DRT Program The panel will present and discuss the current program and future potential for inclusion of adjuvants in the program, state level adoption of the program and the impact on labels, the impacts of "novel" products (e.g., Enlist Duo) on adjuvant innovation, and more.       6:00-7:30 PM Bill Bagley, Bagley Enterprises, Moderator Anne Overstreet, Environmental Protection Agency Mark McCloskey, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Greg Kruger, University of Nebraska Bruce Houtman, Dow AgroSciences Johnnie Roberts, Helena Chemical Company Harley Davidson Museum Reception