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Last week, USDA issued a fact sheet containing an Overview of USDA's BioPreferred Program (BioPreferred). BioPreferred was created in 2002 with the passing of the 2002 Farm Bill, and was recently expanded as part of the 2014 Farm Bill. This has resulted in the growth of BioPreferred to include more than 2,500 products in 100 different categories. BioPreferred has two main initiatives to support the biobased product marketplace. The first initiative is to provide a voluntary product...

On February 18, 2016, at the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference 2016 (ABLC2016), Dr. Catherine Woteki, Chief Scientist and Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced the release of the Federal Activities Report on the Bioeconomy. The report was created to share current federal agency activities that help to develop and support the bioeconomy. The report first introduces the importance of fostering the bioeconomy and...

? Sandia National Laboratories, "Algae Raceway Paves Path From Lab To Real-World Applications" ? TetraPak, "First Fully Renewable Gable Top Package Produced And Filled In The U.S." ? Riverdale, "Riverdale Mills MarineMax Product Receives USDA BioPreferred Label" ? Virent, "Virent Announces Strategic Collaboration With Tesoro To Advance The Commercialization Of Virent's Bioforming Technology For Low Carbon Fuels And Chemicals" ? Labiotech,...

According to a Federal Register notice published on February 5, 2016, 81 Fed. Reg. 6225, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced its intent to "prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS) in connection with potential changes to the regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of certain genetically engineered [(GE)] organisms." The notice identifies "reasonable...

? Energy.gov, "BETO-Funded Study Offers Methods to Support a Water-Sustainable Bioenergy Industry" ? BusinessWire, "USDA Reserves over $100 Million in Loan Guarantee Funding for Biosynthetic Technologies: Biosynthetic™ Technologies Poised to Break Ground on Commercial-Scale Renewable Chemicals Manufacturing Plant" ? ChemInfo, "The Case for Chemically Recycling Polyurethane Foam" ? UCR Today, "UCR Research Advances Oil Production In Yeast" ?...

According to a Federal Register notice published on February 5, 2016, 81 Fed. Reg. 6225, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced its intent to "prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS) in connection with potential changes to the regulations regarding the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of certain genetically engineered [(GE)] organisms." The notice identifies...

On February 1, 2016, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced the dates and locations for the second and third public engagement sessions that will discuss the July 2, 2015, memorandum entitled "Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products."  The second public meeting will be held on March 9, 2016, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 6 office at 1445 Ross Avenue in Dallas, Texas.  The third public meeting...

On February 1, 2016, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced the dates and locations for the second and third public engagement sessions that will discuss the July 2, 2015, memorandum entitled "Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products." The second public meeting will be held on March 9, 2016, at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 6 office at 1445 Ross Avenue in Dallas, Texas. The third public meeting will be held...

On January 20, 2016, U.S. Navy (Navy) Secretary Ray Mabus and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack launched a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) of ships running up to 50 percent biofuels as part of the "Great Green Fleet" (GGF) initiative. For now, the majority of the ships will run on a mix of 90 percent petroleum and 10 percent biofuels, partially due to the low price of oil as well as a law prohibiting the mass purchase of biofuels that are not cost competitive with...

? USDA, "USDA Shares 2015 Results: Building A Stronger Rural America Through Partnership, Progress And Promise" ? Plastics Today, "Made Of Bioplastic: The Best Of 2015" ? Environmental Leader, "Can Bio-Based Chemicals Improve Products' Performance and Sustainability?" ? CORDIS, "Cost-Effective New Process Gets Chitin Out Of Its Shell" ? Journal of the American Chemical Society, "Key Roles Of Lewis Acid–Base Pairs On Znxzryoz In...