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NFU appreciates amendment to defense bill

November 29, 2012 By Ron Sylvester Leave a Comment

Advanced biofuels commercialization continues

National Farmers Union press release:

WASHINGTON (Nov. 28, 2012) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson hailed the passage of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 that will enable the Department of Defense (DOD) to move away from foreign oil reliance and towards commercialization of advanced biofuels produced in the United States. Previous language in the bill blocked DOD’s effort to become more energy independent. The amendment was led by Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Biofuels, Dept. of Defense, Mark Udall, National Farmers Union

Secretary Vilsack on Strengthening Homegrown Energy

October 22, 2012 By Ron Sylvester Leave a Comment

by Tom Vilsack, USDA Secretary

As the drought continues today, USDA and other Federal agencies are doing all we can to help farmers, ranchers and communities who have been impacted.

Unfortunately, our tools are limited. Due to inaction by Congress, many parts of the 2008 Farm Bill expired October 1, and other aspects of the law will expire in the coming months.

This brings tremendous uncertainty for rural families – particularly livestock producers who have lost access to disaster programs, and dairy producers who no longer have access to dairy support programs.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 2012 Farm Bill, Biofuels, Tom Vilsack, USDA

NFU, coalition urge biofuels funding for military

August 2, 2012 By Ron Sylvester Leave a Comment

National Farmers Union joined a coalition of agriculture, renewable energy, and national security organizations urging the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee for Defense Appropriations to support Department of Defense (DoD) funding for accelerated production of domestically produced, advanced, drop-in biofuels for military use.

In a letter addressed to Chairman Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, and Ranking Member Thad Cochran, R-Miss., the coalition noted the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) entered by the DOD with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy last year that pledged a federal investment of $510 million in partnership with the private sector. Under the MUO’s terms, $170 million would be provided by each participating agency.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Biofuels, Military

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