BASF launches xarvio BIOENERGY in the U.S. to help lower CI levels in corn grown for ethanol biofuel production

In North Carolina, BASF reported that it has launched xarvio BIOENERGY, a low carbon intensity crops program that lowers, tracks and documents CI levels in corn grown for ethanol biofuel production in the U.S.

xarvio BIOENERGY offers the biofuel production supply chain – growers, retail agronomists and biorefineries – a quality assured and complete, end-to-end solution which complies with the U.S. Government’s Department of Energy (DOE) GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies) model, and enables participants to improve business performance and access Government incentives aimed at reducing CI levels and enhancing environmental sustainability.

The program uses the advanced agronomic intelligence of xarvio FIELD MANAGER to deliver timely, field and field-zone specific agronomic recommendations including seeding rates, fertilizer application, and crop protection strategies directly linked to CI reduction. 

xarvio BIOENERGY also features a specialized reporting dashboard within xarvio FIELD MANAGER, displayed under the new Sustainability tab. This dashboard calculates and tracks CI scores during the season by farm and field. It allows real-time monitoring of program progress, input use, and total corn production. The documented data can be shared at the end of the season with biofuel refineries taking part in the program.

Kyle King, U.S. Commercial Lead for xarvio Digital Farming Solutions, said: “xarvio BIOENERGY is an innovative program using the advanced agronomic intelligence of xarvio FIELD MANAGER with robust data verification. It offers a quality assured, turnkey solution for key players in the biofuel production industry – growers, retail agronomists and biorefineries.”

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