Biomass Crop Assistance Program

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 created the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP). The two main purposes of BCAP are: (1) to support the establishment and production of eligible crops for conversion to bioenergy in selected areas; and (2) to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility. BCAP is intended to assist with the bioenergy industry¿s hurdle of continuous biomass availability. Contents of this report: (1) Program Overview: Annual and Establishment Payments; Matching Payments; (2) Selected Issues: Eligible Crops and Material; Sustainability; Two Programs in One; Budget Concerns.

Biomass Crop Assistance Program (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) The Law Library presents the complete text of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 This rule implements the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (the 2008 Farm Bill). BCAP is intended to assist agricultural and forest land owners and operators with the establishment and production of eligible crops in selected project areas for conversion to bioenergy, and the collection, harvest, storage, and transportation of eligible material for use in a biomass conversion facility. This rule specifies the requirements for eligible producers and participants, biomass conversion facilities, and eligible renewable biomass crops and materials. This book contains: - The complete text of the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (US Commodity Credit Corporation Regulation) (CCC) (2018 Edition) - A table of contents with the page number of each section

The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) assists farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners with the establishment, maintenance, and harvest of non-food, non-feed biomass dedicated for energy production. BCAP was designed to expand bioenergy feedstocks beyond existing cash crops by encouraging both the establishment of new supplies of biomass as well as the collection of existing but irretrievable biomass. This book provides a description of BCAP's main componentsannual and establishment payments, matching payments, and project areasas outlined in USDA's final rule, along with a discussion of program funding and implementation issues. It also explores the achievements of BCAP in its efforts to address Renewable Fuels Standard II (RFS2) goals of providing consumers with more choices at the pump, and complementing state-level renewable electricity standards by establishing non-food, non-feed crops dedicated to energy.

This book provides an overview of select programs relating to federal agricultural assistance. Topics discussed include the status and issues concerning the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); technical assistance for agriculture conservation; emergency assistance for agricultural land rehabilitation; agricultural disaster assistance; the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP); and trade adjustment assistance for farmers.