The federal government wants to increase the country’s energy independence but, when it comes to converting biomass to energy, there’s a problem: The balance of supply and demand. Producers won’t grow ...

Authorized by the 2008 farm bill, the Biomass Crop Assistance Program will provide financial assistance to producers or entities that deliver biomass material to designated biomass conversion ...

WASHINGTON -- One day after the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would lower the goal for cellulosic ethanol use in the nation's energy supply because there is not enough ethanol available ...

CANTON, Minn. -- When Congress passed the Biomass Crop Assistance Program in the last farm bill, renewable energy supporters and sustainable agriculture advocates both cheered. Here is a program to ...

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 ...

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 ...

A program on the USDA Biomass Crop Assistance Program will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be in the Missouri River Room of the Bridge Conference Center located on the campus of ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolcini announced that enrollment began Aug. 19 for farmers and forest landowners seeking financial assistance for ...

It sounded like a good idea: Provide a little government money to convert wood shavings and plant waste into renewable energy. But as laudable as that goal sounds, it could end up causing more ...

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WASHINGTON — USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Jonathan Coppess announced July 29 that biomass conversion facilities can begin signing up to participate in the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.