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USDA Finalizes Regenerative Agriculture Guidelines for Biofuel Feedstocks

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized new technical guidelines designed to help farmers quantify and document greenhouse gas emission reductions associated with regenerative agricultural practices used to grow biofuel feedstocks. Alongside the final guidelines, USDA also released an updated version of its Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator, a tool that allows farmers to estimate

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FarmDoc Daily: Impact of Final RVOs on Projected Biomass-Based Diesel Feedstock Use for 2026-2027

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the “Set 2” rule at the end of March, establishing Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2026 and 2027 that are unprecedented in the history of the program (farmdoc daily, April 16, 2026).  We have been working through the implications of these historic RVOs

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Record Biofuel Growth Expected as EPA Increases Renewable Fuel Requirements

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The U.S. biofuels sector has experienced a significant improvement in market conditions during 2026, driven by stronger Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirements, elevated petroleum fuel prices, and growing demand for low-carbon transportation fuels. One of the clearest indicators of this shift has been the rapid increase in Renewable Identification Number (RIN) values. RINs are compliance

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EPA Releases Final 2026-2027 RFS Rule

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On Friday March 27, EPA signed and released the Final Renewable Fuel Standards for 2026 and 2027. EPA made the announcement as President Trump hosted the White House Great American Agriculture Celebration. The volumes represent a historic change for the clean fuels industry, with EPA setting biomass-based diesel volumes that drive our industry rather than relying on overall advanced

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Rewriting The RFS Playbook: Projected D4 Biomass-Based Diesel RIN Generation For 2026-2027

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a trilogy of decisions for the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in recent months that represents some of the most significant regulatory developments for biomass-based diesel in the program’s history.  The vast majority of biomass-based diesel produced in the U.S. and used to comply with the RFS is

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ABFA Study: Proposed Cut for Foreign Feedstocks in RFS Could Stall Biomass-Based Diesel Growth

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A new study published by the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA) finds that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to cut the Renewable Identification Number (RIN) by 50% for fuels made from foreign feedstocks, as part of its 2026 and 2027 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs), could stall the growth of the biomass-based diesel (BBD) industry and lead to higher

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Clean Fuels Analysis: EPA Proposed 2026-27 RVOs and Major Program Changes

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On June 13, 2025, EPA released its overdue Proposed Renewable Fuel Standards for 2026 and 2027. EPA is also proposing major changes to the RFS program intended to favor U.S. fuels produced with domestic feedstocks. Additionally, EPA is proposing to include an estimate of small refinery exemptions in the RVO calculation, which will protect market space

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EPA Proposal Gives Biofuel Industry Boost, Seeks to Lower Foreign Supply

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The Trump administration is proposing that obligated parties (oil refiners) blend more biofuels into gasoline and diesel in 2026 and 2027 while seeking to discourage the use of imported fuels and production feedstocks. The plan unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on June 17, 2025, would require refiners to mix a record 24.02 billion

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