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Pennsylvania Ag Producers Learn about Biofuels Production Opportunities

Posted by Dawn Knepp, USDA Rural Development Pennsylvania Public Information Coordinator in Rural
Nov 10, 2010
Bill Wehry, (left) USDA Farm Service Agency State Executive Director for Pennsylvania addresses the audience at the Pennsylvania Biofuels Summit
Bill Wehry, (left) USDA Farm Service Agency State Executive Director for Pennsylvania addresses the audience at the Pennsylvania Biofuels Summit

Over 50 biofuel stakeholders and agricultural leaders participated in Pennsylvania’s Biofuels Forum on October 27th.

The focus of the group discussion, held at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture in Harrisburg, was the USDA Biofuels Strategic Production Report released June 23, 2010. The dialogue outlined the hurdles that Pennsylvania needs to overcome to have a successful biofuels market—including the need for producer, retailer and consumer biofuels education.

With an abundance of land and an existing infrastructure that expands into other states, Pennsylvania offers a substantial contribution to meeting the renewable fuels standard by 2022.

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Category/Topic: Rural
Tags: biofuels Biofuels Strategic Production Report Harrisburg Pennsylvania Rural Development