The 2014 Farm Bill provides up to $14.5 million in federal funding for bioenergy programs, including using woody biomass, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced.

Congress has passed a long-awaited Farm Bill [H.R. 2642] that includes strong policies and programs to help conserve America’s family-owned forests and the clean air and water, wildlife habitat, rural jobs, and recreational benefits that Americans enjoy from these lands.

I question whether the failed passage Farm Bill Amendment 2289 is indeed a victory for the wood industry, or a defeat for taxpayers against frivolous spending.