# 2026-13092: New Rules Aim to Track Carbon Savings From Biofuel Crops 2026-13092, Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel Feedstocks, is a Federal Register rule from Agriculture Department, Energy and Environmental Policy Office published 2026-06-29, effective 2026-07-29; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-06). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13092 - As of: 2026-07-06 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-13092 - Title: Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel Feedstocks - Type: Rule - Agencies: Agriculture Department; Energy and Environmental Policy Office - Citation: 91 FR 39334 - Published: 2026-06-29 - Effective: 2026-07-29 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: 0503-AA82 - Last updated: 2026-07-06 ## In one line New Rules Aim to Track Carbon Savings From Biofuel Crops ## Summary Starting July 29, 2026, farmers growing crops for biofuels will follow new, clearer rules to measure and report how their farming practices reduce carbon emissions. These updated guidelines help track the environmental impact from farm to fuel, making it easier to prove greener biofuel production. This affects farmers, biofuel producers, and supply chain folks, aiming to boost cleaner energy while keeping reporting fair and accurate. ## Abstract This final rule revises technical guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the carbon intensity of agricultural commodity crops used in the production of biofuels relative to an estimated national average that were established by a prior January 2025 interim rule. Specifically, the January 2025 interim rule established guidelines for the implementation, reporting, verification, and quantification of carbon intensity (CI) of certain agricultural commodities at the field-scale. This final rule makes revisions to the January 2025 interim rule that were requested by commenters or that are otherwise necessary because of intervening Executive action. The revised guidelines articulate an approach for farm producers to quantify the change in net emissions associated with crops produced using one or more authorized practices. The revised guidelines also articulate a framework for how information regarding emissions, resulting from the production of biofuel feedstock commodity crops, could be reported and tracked throughout the supply chain. ## Effects PRIA read - Field-level CI via USDA FD-CIC: benefit, medium. Starting July 29, 2026, farmers who grow field corn, soybeans, sorghum, or spring canola for biofuel will use the USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator (USDA FD-CIC) to get a field-level carbon-intensity (CI) per bushel. You must input location, nitrogen applied, yield, and any low-carbon prac… - New Farm Recordkeeping & Attestation Rules: cost, medium. Farmers using the rule must keep new records and sign attestations under penalty of perjury in the Biofuel Feedstock Report. You must document expected yield (supported by crop insurance records or RMA transitional yield or FSA ARC-County Benchmark yield), actual yield adjusted to standard moisture… - Supply-Chain Chain-of-Custody Rules: mixed, medium. The Biofuel Feedstock Report must travel with the reduced-CI crop through the entire supply chain to the biofuel refiner, and mass-balance calculations must use dry weights. Entities participating in multiple sustainability programs must give third-party verifiers documentation so the same GHG bene… - Third-Party Verifier Standards Tightened: mixed, medium. Verifiers must avoid conflicts of interest and include an Agricultural Expert on the verification team (as defined to align with FCIC requirements). Verifiers are also directed to check that actual and expected yields used for CI calculations are accurate and match the Biofuel Feedstock Report. - New Nutrient Management Requirements: cost, medium. Every participating field or management unit must have a planned nutrient budget and yield goal before implementation, and users must input actual nitrogen applied and yields into USDA FD-CIC. Manure users must test manure during the current crop interval and may not exceed application rates in the… - Tillage Rules Use T-DISC Thresholds: mixed, low. The rule uses a Tillage Disturbance Index for Soil Carbon (T-DISC) to define reduced till and no-till: reduced till requires a T-DISC no greater than 0.252 and no-till requires a T-DISC no greater than 0.075 (strip till and fertilizer injection are permitted under the no-till threshold). USDA will… - Spring Canola Added as Eligible Feedstock: benefit, low. The final rule adds spring canola to the list of feedstocks for which a reduced carbon-intensity can be quantified using USDA FD-CIC, joining field corn, soybeans, and sorghum. 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