WASHINGTON - American Wood Council (AWC) President and CEO Robert Glowinski has issued the following statement regarding the recognition of wood products under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) BioPreferred Program going into effect today. The 2014 Farm Bill states that forest products, previously considered to be ineligible because they were “mature market,” are now eligible products to be recognized in USDA biobased programs.

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council President and CEO Robert Glowinski has issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Friday release of a final rule on the BioPreferred program that, among other changes, deletes the mature market language from the regulation. The 2014 Farm Bill includes language on the Biobased Program that explicitly states forest products are eligible biobased products and recognizes ways in which innovation can be demonstrated in those products.

WASHINGTON – The American Wood Council (AWC) is pleased to announce its strong support and appreciation for President Obama's signing of the Farm Bill, which recognizes and promotes several issues of interest to AWC and its member companies.

WASHINGTON – American Wood Council President and CEO Robert Glowinski today issued the following statement regarding the release of the House and Senate Farm Bill Conference Report.