Representing the Growers and Innovators Behind Intermediate Oilseed Crops
Advocating for profitability, agricultural sustainability, and feedstocks for low-carbon renewable fuels.
Who We Are
The Intermediate Oilseed Crop Alliance (IOCA) seeks to achieve the adoption and growth of intermediate oilseed crops in fuels and downstream markets as a proven agricultural solution that increases farmer prosperity, strengthens rural economies, and provides environmental benefits.
IOCA works through research, education, and advocacy to advance technology and policy furthering intermediate oilseed crop commercialization.
We speak with one voice on behalf of an emerging sector of American agriculture, built to strengthen grower income, homegrown energy production, and the long-term health of U.S. farmland.
What We Do
Advocate
Before Congress and federal agencies, including USDA, DOE, EPA, IRS, and Treasury.
Coordinate
How intermediate crops are treated in legislation, regulation, and industry guidance.
Educate
Policymakers, regulators, and the public on the environmental and economic case.
Unite
A single, consistent industry voice on shared policy priorities.
What Are Intermediate Crops?
Intermediate oilseed crops are planted between main crop cycles on farmland that would otherwise sit fallow or idle. Grown across farmland throughout the United States, these crops are harvested for seed oil to produce low-carbon renewable fuels and other downstream products.
Carinata
Winter oilseed · Southeast & Gulf Coast
Camelina
Fast-maturing oilseed · Northern Plains & Pacific Northwest
Domesticated Pennycress
Winter annual · Midwest Corn Belt
Where we grow
INNOVATE
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GROW
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FUEL
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INNOVATE · GROW · FUEL ·
Why Intermediate Crops Matter
New revenue for growers
Rotational acres become an additional income stream within existing rotations.
Regenerative by design
Soil benefits are comparable to those from cover crops, including reduced nutrient runoff and soil erosion, plus improved soil fertility and organic matter.
Energy independence
Expanded domestic feedstock supply that utilizes existing farmland without competing against agricultural supply and food production.
Rural economic growth
New demand, new infrastructure, and new opportunity in farming communities.
Intermediate Crops Fuel the Future
Because they're grown in the window between primary crops rather than in place of them, intermediate oilseed crops give growers a new source of revenue without displacing existing production.
Oil from intermediate crops can be processed and blended into low-carbon fuels like biodiesel, renewable diesel, and SAF.
Our Members
Contact Us
For general inquiries, please submit a message and someone will be in touch. For media inquiries, contact isabel.lane@hklaw.com.
Intermediate Oilseed Crop Alliance
800 17th St NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006