The definition of renewable biomass contained in the renewable fuel standard of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 is problematic because it could exclude a majority of the country's biomass.
Tim Holden critiques the renewable fuel standard for potentially excluding vital biomass resources.
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I am concerned that recent reductions in conservation program funding is resulting in USDA having to deny producers the tools they need to combat these burdens effectively due to insufficient funding.
It is important that the United States continues to move toward a secure energy future that will have long-lasting economic benefits.
Farmers and ranchers have always been the original stewards of the land and continue to be the best advocates for resource conservation.
I will then offer an amendment to the rule that will instruct the Enrolling Clerk to add to the conference report language to permanently extend Chapter 12 bankruptcy protections for family farmers. This is not a proposal that should be…
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