Biobased Preference Needs to Include American-Made Forest Products - Thompson, Schrader Introduce Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012

In late May, U.S. Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Kurt Schrader (D-OR) introduced the Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012. This bipartisan legislation would open new opportunities for American forestry producers by allowing their products to qualify for the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s (USDA) Biobased Markets Program, also known as BioPreferred.