New Collaboration to Help Farmers with Low-Carbon Intensity Crops

Why It Matters

If successful, the collaboration could accelerate farmer access to 45Z incentives, scale production of low‑carbon feedstocks for fuels (including SAF), and de‑risk investments across biofuel supply chains—potentially boosting farmer revenues and driving broader adoption of regenerative practices.

Summary

BASF and ARVA announced a strategic collaboration to help farmers and biofuel producers capture the full value of the IRS Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit by combining BASF’s Zarvio Field Manager and agronomy services with ARVA’s grain-elevator network, traceability systems and scope‑3 experience. The partnership is designed to scale collection and verification of farm-level data, CI (carbon‑intensity) scoring, and chain‑of‑custody processes—using both digital integrations and manual workflows—to deliver verified low‑CI feedstocks to ethanol producers. Both firms say the offering will streamline farmer participation, link agronomic support to payments, and create end‑to‑end solutions for elevator‑to‑producer and direct‑to‑farmer supply chains. They also view the tie‑up as preparatory work ahead of finalized 45Z implementing regulations to unlock long‑term investment.

Original Description

BASF and Arva Intelligence have announced a strategic collaboration to help biofuel producers and farmers capture the full value of the Clean Fuel Production Credit (Section 45Z) once the implementing regulations are finalized. We learn more about this with Jeff Carver, Commercial Manager for xarvio® BIOENERGY at BASF Agricultural Solutions and Ryan Pearcy, Managing Director, Biofuels and Renewable Energy at Arva. You can also learn more at https://agriculture.basf.us/crop-protection/news-events/news-releases/BASF-and-Arva-announce-strategic-collaboration-to-deliver-a-pathway-for-farmers-and-biofuel-producers-to-benefit-from-the-45Z-biofuel-tax-credit.html