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	Information Biorefinery Program for Advance Biofuels National Biofuels Action Plan (PDF) USDA Energy Council WIREC 2008 Food and Fuel Briefing Advancing Renewable Energy Conference Rural Energy for America Programs Agricultural Research Service Magazine- October Issue Biorefinery Assistance Program
	News and Fact Sheets DOE and USDA Select Projects for More Than $24 Million in Biomass Research and Development Grants (November 12, 2009) Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces $62.5 Million for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Loans and Grants (September 24, 2009) Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces More Than $13 Million to Help Meet Country's Renewable Energy Needs(September 2, 2009) Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Missouri Conversion Facility First with BCAP Producer Payments(August 31, 2009) Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Awards More Than $4.2 Million for Woody Biomass Utilization Projects(August 26, 2009) Vilsack Announces More Than $15 Million in Renewable Energy Loans And Grants (August 10, 2009) USDA's Farm Service Agency to Begin Accepting Applications for New Biomass Crop Assistance Program (July 29, 2009) Cabinet Members Publish Energy Op-Eds in Regional Papers (July 24, 2009) Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, Energy Secretary Chu Announce $6.3 million for Biofuels Research (July 22, 2009) Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding Available for Bioenergy Development and Production (July 21, 2009) Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Discusses Role of Rural America in Combating Climate Change (July 7, 2009) Obama Officials Announce Steps to Promote the Clean Energy Potential of the West (June 15, 2009) USDA Deputy Secretary Merrigan Announces Economic Recovery Projects for Wood-to-Energy Grants and Biomass Utilization Projects (June 11, 2009) USDA Meets President Obama's 30-Day Biofuels Directive to Help Meet Country's Energy Needs (June 8, 2009) President Obama Issues Presidential Directive to USDA to Expand Access to Biofuels (May 4, 2009) Progress Report: USDA Working to Revitalize Rural America, Provide Safe and Nutritious Food Supply(April 29, 2009) USDA, DOE Announce Up to $25 Million in Funding for Biomass Research and Development Initiative (January 30, 2009) USDA Approves First Ever Guaranteed Loan for Commercial - Scale Cellulosic Ethanol Plant (January 16, 2009) FACT SHEET: National Biofuels Action Plan (October 7, 2008) FACT SHEET: 2008 Farm Bill Renewable Energy Provisions (September 5, 2008) Secretary of Energy Bodman and Agriculture Secretary Schafer Letter on Biofuels (June 11, 2008) Joint DOE and USDA Fact Sheet: Gas Prices and Oil Consumption Would Increase Without Biofuels
	Transcripts and Speeches Transcript of Secretaries Schafer and Bodman Announce National Biofuels Action Plan - Washington, D.C - October 7, 2008 Transcript: USDA Rural Development to Hold Public Meeting on Farm Bill Renewable Energy Provisions (Sept 4, 2008) Transcript of Remarks by Secretary Schafer at the 2008 Farm to Fuel Summit - Orlando, Florida - July 31, 2008 Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer To National Council of Farmer Cooperatives on Farm Bill, Trade, Renewable Energy, Washington, D.C., June 12, 2008 Transcript of Keynote Address by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer WIREC 2008 Conference - Washington, DC- March 6, 2008 Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns at the Renewable Energy Roundtable - West Lafayette, Indiana - March 21, 2007 Transcript Of Tele-News Conference by Agriculture Secretary Johanns and Energy Secretary Bodman Regarding Renewable Energy Efforts - Washington D.C - June 23, 2006
	Audio and Video VIDEO: National Biofuels Action Plan - Press Conference (Oct 7, 2008)

	Vilsack Announces More Than $15 Million in Renewable Energy Loans and Grants
	Vilsack Encourages Eligible Producers to Enroll in Farmland Wetlands Program
	Cabinet Members Publish Energy Op-Eds in Regional Papers
	Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, Energy Secretary Chu Announce $6.3 Million for Biofuels Research
	Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding Available for Bioenergy Development and Production
	Remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama at the U.S. Department Of Agriculture
	Transcript: Secretary Tom Vilsack Hosts News Conference Call with Reporters
	USDA-DOE Make Available $4 Million For Biomass Genomics Research The U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture (DOE and USDA) today announced $4 million for bio-based fuels research that will accelerate the development of alternative fuels.

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