MREC Programs and Conferences
MREC Conference 2013
The 2013 MREC Conference has been scheduled for February 27-March 1 at the Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport. Mark your calendars!
*NEW* Stray Voltage Courses
INTRODUCTION TO STRAY VOLTAGE
May 1, 2012
Arlington Agricultural
Research Station
Arlington, Wisconsin
STRAY VOLTAGE TESTING
May 2-3, 2012
Arlington Agricultural
Research Station
Arlington, Wisconsin
ADVANCED STRAY VOLTAGE ANALYSIS
October 16-17, 2012
The InnTowner Hotel (Best Western)
Madison, Wisconsin
See course details here
Register online here
2012 Annual Conference
50th Annual Rural Energy Conference
and Agricultural Electric Code Workshop
29 Feb, 1 and 2 March 2012
Radisson Hotel, La Crosse, WI
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Pre-Conference Seminar Wednesday, 29 February
Working with Oscilloscopes
Instructors: Paul Ortmann, Tom Seidl, Bob Fick, Corey Kuchta
- Oscilloscopes and their use in a stray voltage investigation
- Proper use and common miss-uses of Oscilloscope
- afternoon hands-on sessions
- Small groups with instruction tailored to your level of experience: from no experience to advanced users.
- Please bring your own oscilloscope.
- A limited number of scopes will be available for those without their own scope.
50th Annual Conference
Thurs/Fri. 1 and 2 March 2012
We have invited some very special guests to our 50th anniversary conference:
- LaVerne Stetson - Farm Wiring and Electric Code
- Bob Gustafson - Stray Voltage
- Roger Mellenberger – Dairy Farm Management
These long-time supporters of MREC will give us their perspectives on where we have been and where we are headed.
We will also have speakers on the following topics:
E-field Detection and Harmonic Based Decision Making
David Kalokitis, Power Survey Company
VFD Interference Issues with Milking Machines
Kyle Knoff, GEA Farm Technologies
Wind Energy and Stray Voltage – New MREC Publication
Jenny Heinzen, Lakeshore Technical College
Working with Fluke Oscilloscopes
Tom Seidl, WE Energies
The Food Versus Fuel Debate
Jack Buchanan, UW MREC Scholar
Geothermal Heat Pump Applications
Steve Meyer, Jackson Electric Cooperative
Co-generation Opportunities at Ethanol Plants
Vance Morey, University of Minnesota
Renewable Energy Options for Farms and Value-Added Food Producers
Nick Hylla, Executive Director MREA
Electric Cars and the Electric Power Industry
Mike Moore, Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
CAPX 2020 Transmission Projects
Darrin Lahr, Xcel Energy
Modern Dairy Management: Understanding Physiological Stresses on the High Producing Dairy Cow and How Have Things Changed in the Last 50 Years
Roger Mellenberger, Professor Emeritus, Michigan State University
2011 Annual Conference
Embassy Suites — Bloomington, Minnesota
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Agricultural Wiring Code Workshop – March 2, 2011
Featuring: Don Nemeth,
Midwestern Electrical Seminars
49th Annual Rural Energy Conference – March 3-4, 2011
- Electrical Distribution Topics:
- Insulation Methods – Arc Flash Protective Gear
- Stray Voltage and Dairy Cows
- Stray Voltage and Livestock Waterers
- REPS Program
- Effective Communications To Get Out Your Message
- Renewable Energy Topics:
- Biomass CHP
- Wind Siting Regualtions
- Wind’s Affect on MISO Market
- Wind Energy Battery Storage
- Wind Energy Hot Water Storage
- Ag Business Innovation Center