National Biodiesel Board chairman testifies regarding Farm Bill

May 21, 2012 |

In Washington, Gary Haer, chairman of the National Biodiesel Board, testified at a House Agriculture hearing in favor of biofuels’ benefits for rural economies. The testimony, which urged the committee to include key programs like the Biodiesel Fuel Education Program and the Bioenergy Program for Advance Biofuels in the 2012 Farm Bill, estimated that biofuels were responsible for 39,000 jobs in the U.S. economy in 2011.

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Category: Policy

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