Easterday Ranches, Easterday Farms contribute $225K to anaerobic digester research

Jim Lane — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:47:40 +0000

In Washington state, Easterday Ranches and Easterday Farms have donated $225,000 to support research being conducted in the to Washington State University Tri-Cities’ Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory. The donation, to be given over three years, will pay for an Easterday Graduate Research Fellow to focus on the anaerobic digestion of wastes such as those produced by Easterday’s row crop and cattle feeding company: cattle manure and onion culls.

Washington State considers biomass relief with Forest Biomass bill

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:30:29 +0000

In Washington state, the Forest Biomass Supply Agreements Bill was introduced this week in the state legislature, after a request by the state Commissioner of Public Lands. The bill is designed to relieve stress on the state biomass industry by encouraging investment.

The bill allows the state Department of Natural Resources to sign long-term biomass feedstock agreements — stability in the price and supple,y of biomass has been an impediment to growth. The bill’s supporters are touting that the bill comes at no cost to the Trasury and may contribute funds to the state from government-managed forest lands.

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Easterday Ranches, Easterday Farms contribute $225K to anaerobic digester research

Washington State considers biomass relief with Forest Biomass bill