04-03-2016 06:00 via eurekalert.org

Sec Tom Vilsack' USDA working to incentivize biomass feedstock development & strengthen supply chain

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), views the agriculturally-based bioindustries sector as one of the transformational components of an American economy with a greater emphasis on manufacturing and production, and as an opportunity to address climate change in a creative and innovative way. Secretary Vilsack discusses topics such as the Renewable Fuel Standard, government collaboration with industry and a
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