Ag Secretary Heads to Atlanta, Discusses Biofuels

ATLANTA  – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will
discuss funding for new biofuel refineries and speak in Atlanta to
members of the nation’s largest farm lobbying group.

Vilsack’s office said that the secretary plans to announce
Monday financial support intended to expand the nation’s use of
biofuels.

Congress has set aside money to encourage the production and use
of those fuels, which President Barack Obama’s administration
considers an alternative to importing oil.

Vilsack is also slated to speak before members of the American
Farm Bureau Federation who have gathered in Atlanta for their
annual convention.