BCAP reauthorized

Biomass producers and energy facilities will soon be able to apply for participation in the renewed Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which was reauthorized in the 2014 farm bill, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week.

The farm bill authorizes $25 million annually for BCAP and requires between 10 and 50 percent of the funding to be used for harvest and transportation...