USDA Announces Proposed Rule on Biofuel Production

The USDA announced that it will be seeking comments on its new Biomass Crop Assistance Program designed to expand the use of dedicated non-food crops for renewable energy and biofuel production. “Advancing biomass and biofuel production holds the potential to create green jobs, which is one of the many ways the Obama administration is working to rebuild and revitalize rural America," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Comments will be accepted for 60 days after the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register. Read the press release.