{"id":10901,"date":"2016-05-24T08:33:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T15:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=10901"},"modified":"2016-05-24T08:33:35","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T15:33:35","slug":"usda-resumes-biomass-incentives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2016\/05\/24\/usda-resumes-biomass-incentives\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA resumes biomass incentives"},"content":{"rendered":"

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced that incentives resume this month for farmers and foresters who grow and harvest biomass for renewable energy and biobased products. The funds come through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which was reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis program expands the types of feedstock that can be used to make renewable fuels and biobased products, laying the foundation for growing more products made in rural America,\u201d said FSA administrator Val Dolcini. \u201cThe Biomass Crop Assistance Program currently supports more than 890 growers and landowners farming nearly 49,000 acres to establish and produce dedicated, nonfood energy crops for delivery to energy conversion facilities, and it\u00a0is a key piece of USDA\u2019s strategy to grow the rural economy and create new markets for our farmers and ranchers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facilities seeking to be qualified by USDA to accept biomass can begin enrollment until June 6, 2016. BCAP provides financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who establish and maintain new crops of energy biomass, or who harvest and deliver forest or agricultural residues to a USDA-approved facility that creates energy or biobased products.<\/p>\n

In fiscal year 2016, there is $3 million available for BCAP. A portion\u00a0of the funds will be provided to two existing BCAP projects in New York and Ohio\/Pennsylvania to expand acres planted to shrub willow and giant miscanthus. Farmers and forest landowners may enroll for biomass establishment and maintenance payments for these two projects between June 15 and Sept. 13, 2016.<\/p>\n

Also, between June 15 to Aug. 4, 2016, USDA will accept applications from foresters and farmers seeking incentives to remove biomass residues from fields or national forests for delivery to energy generation facilities. The retrieval payments are provided at match of $1 for $1, up to $20 per dry ton. Eligible crops include corn residue, diseased or insect-infested wood materials, or orchard waste.<\/p>\n

To learn more about BCAP or\u00a0to enroll in updates, visit www.fsa.usda.gov\/bcap<\/a> or contact your local FSA county office. To find your local county office, visit\u00a0http:\/\/offices.usda.gov\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Link to news release<\/a><\/p>\n

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