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USDA energy biomass retrieval incentives underway

Montana FSA

U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced that FSA began accepting applications Tuesday from foresters and farmers seeking financial assistance to harvest and deliver biomass to generate clean energy. The support comes through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, which was re-authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.

For 2015, USDA has reserved up to $11.5 million to assist with the cost of removing woody or herbaceous residues from farm fields or national forests and woodlands for delivery to energy generation facilities. A majority of t...

 

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