USDA Establishes 50,000 Acres for Biofuels Crops in Missouri, Kansas

SustainableBusiness.com
05/06/2011 11:37 AM

The US Dept of Agriculture (USDA) announced it would designate 39 contiguous counties in Missouri and Kansas - 50,000 acres - for the production of dedicated biofuels crops, native grasses and herbaceous plants.

This is the first Biomass Crop Assistance Program Project Area in the US - its purpose is to promote production of dedicated feedstocks for electricity, heat generation and transportation fuels.

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