PBPC Board Chair Testifies Before House Agriculture Committee on Growing Markets for American Agriculture

Plant Based Products Council (PBPC) Board Chair Dr. Alex Buck testified today before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee about the opportunity to create new markets for American farmers by expanding the nation’s agricultural bioeconomy.  

Buck appeared before the full committee at a hearing titled “Increasing Demand and Opportunities for Homegrown Products Here and Abroad.” In his testimony, Buck highlighted how agricultural biomanufacturing can transform American-grown crops and other renewable feedstocks into higher-value materials, chemicals, consumer products, and industrial products, creating new sources of demand for farmers while strengthening domestic manufacturing. 

“Every new biobased product represents a new customer for America’s farmers,” Buck told the committee. “By supporting the bioeconomy, Congress can help ensure that agricultural production remains connected to a diverse and growing range of markets in the U.S.”