BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OFFICIALLY BEGINS

News Date August 05, 2009

Last week, USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jonathan Coppess announced the beginning of the application process for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). This program, which will provide matching payments for the collection, harvest, and storage (CHST) of eligible material delivered to biomass conversion facilities, was established by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill). At a rate of $1 for $1 per dry-ton equivalent, the matching CHST payments are capped at $45 per dry-ton equivalent. For more information on BCAP, biomass conversion facilities and material owners or producers should contact their FSA state office or visit www.fsa.usda.gov.