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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that incentives will resume this summer for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners interested in growing and harvesting biomass for ...

The woodworking industry is breathing a sigh of relief now that one of the main sticking points — that wood chips were not recognized as being used for high-value products — has been eliminated under ...

In Machiavelli’s time, the end justified the means, as long as the end was good for the state. In today’s world, that’s open for discussion. While providing needed subsidies to sawmills and lumber ...

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 ...

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, ...