BASF and Nutrien have announced a new partnership designed to help farmers gain more value from sustainable farming practices already in use by documenting the carbon intensity (CI) of their crops and connecting them with biorefineries.

Under this collaboration, Nutrien agronomists will work directly with growers to optimize yield potential using practical, on-farm sustainability practices, while BASF digital tools – xarvio® FIELD MANAGER and xarvio BIOENERGY – will help connect growers with biorefineries and document the carbon intensity (CI) of their crops. Together, these tools make it easier for farmers to participate in low-CI biofuel programs, including those supported under the Clean Fuel Production Credit (Section 45Z), and prepare for future low-carbon biofuel markets.

xarvio BIOENERGY is an innovative digital platform that tracks and documents the carbon intensity of corn grown for ethanol production in the United States. It provides growers, agronomists, and biorefineries with a reliable way to verify low-CI grain, helping support biofuel production requirements and market participation. When combined with xarvio FIELD MANAGER, which provides field-level agronomic insights, the platform allows verified CI scores to be viewed in a single dashboard. This simplifies record-keeping and traceability for biorefineries and supports regulatory requirements for low-carbon fuels. The work is part of BASF’s Circalo: Low Carbon Intensity Crops program.