Timely Implementation of Farm Bill Programs Is Vital for the Advanced Biofuels and Renewable Chemicals Industry
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/Biofuels Digest) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced funding for the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) as well as published the final rule for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). BIO and the industrial biotech sector worked hard to ensure that these and other programs were reauthorized in the 2014 Farm Bill and received mandatory funding. For companies that rely on these programs to help them with early stage bioenergy research, market adoption of new technology, or to introduce new purpose-grown energy crops, timely implementation is vital. When our companies succeed in commercializing our technologies, we create new economic opportunities for rural communities, new jobs, and new markets for agriculture. And our success makes a powerful argument for Congress to continue funding the programs.
BCAP has successfully aided farmers and ranchers in managing the financial risks of growing and harvesting energy biomass at commercial scale. ..
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The Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI) is a joint program through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. Energy Department (DOE) that develops economically and environmentally sustainable sources of renewable biomass and increases the availability of renewable fuels and biobased products. READ MORE
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