Source: FARM FUTURES, 5/6/11

Parts of Missouri and Kansas have been selected for the establishment of the first Biomass Crop Assistance Program Project Area to promote the production of dedicated feedstocks for bioenergy. Comprising 39 contiguous counties in Missouri and Kansas, the first BCAP Project Area proposes the enrollment of up to 50,000 acres for establishing a dedicated energy crop of native grasses and herbaceous plants for energy purposes.

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