Managing for Profit

New biomass funds “fantastic step forward”

The U.S. Farm Service Agency has made its first matching payment under the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) to Show Me Energy Cooperative of Missouri. Established by the 2008 Farm Bill, BCAP encourages biomass conversion facilities to sign agreements with the Farm Service Agency. Producers who sell eligible materials to qualified biomass facilities can then apply for FSA payments that match the amount they were paid by the facility.

AUDIO: Steve Flick, board chairman, Show Me Energy Cooperative of Missouri (3:00 min., MP3)