Explainer: Getting to Know the USDA’s Feedstock CI Calculator

pbiofueThe USDA has released its long-awaited Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator, officially known as the USDA FD-CIC. For growers, biofuel producers, and low-carbon fuel market participants, the calculator is a meaningful step toward assigning a standardized number to the extent that certain farm-level practices affect the carbon intensity of major biofuel feedstocks.