Farm Bill Energy Title Support Letter

A support letter from a coalition of national, state, and regional groups urging U.S. congressional conferees to re-authorize the Farm Bill's energy title with $900 million in mandatory funding over five years.

• The signatories request a five-year Farm Bill that includes the re-authorization and $900 million in mandatory funding for the energy title to support the growth of biofuels, bioproducts, biopower, biogas, energy crops, renewable energy, renewable chemicals, and energy efficiency.
• Specific programs from the 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills are identified as vital for industry growth, including the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), Biorefinery Assistance Program (BAP), and Biobased Markets Program (Biopreferred).
• Farm Bill energy programs are credited with creating or saving tens of thousands of direct and indirect rural jobs by using federal funds to attract billions of dollars in private investment.
• The Energy Title represented a small portion of the 2008 Farm Bill's total expenditure, accounting for 0.7 percent of overall spending.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2013). Farm Bill Energy Title Support Letter. https://www.eesi.org/files/dear%20farm%20bill%20conferees%20clean%20energy%20fall%202013%20final%20final.pdf

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Farm Bill Energy Title Support Letter. 2013. https://www.eesi.org/files/dear%20farm%20bill%20conferees%20clean%20energy%20fall%202013%20final%20final.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Environmental and Energy Study Institute |title=Farm Bill Energy Title Support Letter |date=4 November 2013 |url=https://www.eesi.org/files/dear%20farm%20bill%20conferees%20clean%20energy%20fall%202013%20final%20final.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{environmentalandenergystudyinstitute2013farm, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Farm Bill Energy Title Support Letter}}, publisher = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2013}, month = nov, url = {https://www.eesi.org/files/dear%20farm%20bill%20conferees%20clean%20energy%20fall%202013%20final%20final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }