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WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications June 16 from energy facilities interested in receiving ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced July 1 that FSA began accepting applications on June 30 from foresters and farmers seeking financial ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 20 announced support for agriculture producers and energy facilities working to turn renewable biomass materials into clean energy. The support comes ...

The growing pains of the federal Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) may be nearing an end, presenting an opportunity for those in Oregon’s biomass industry. The growing pains of the federal ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Pioneers in cellulosic ethanol, tapped to leapfrog corn-based ethanol, say they are studying or plan to use a new U.S. program that pays farmers and forest owners to ...

We are thankful the REFRESH Act’s energy title includes baseline funding. The problem is that the current farm bill does not, putting in jeopardy programs that our farmers and economy depend on, ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. government plans a half billion dollars in subsidies to help farmers grow the next generation of biomass crops -- switchgrass and woody plants instead of corn, ...