*Published Friday, February 20, 2026*

This week, California Farm Bureau joined in a [letter](https://mura.cfbf.com/sites/cfbv2/assets/Image/RFS-Biomass-Definition-Letter-to-Congress.pdf) sent to Congress urging a legislative fix to the definition of “woody biomass” under the renewable fuel standard, or RFS. The letter included more than 500 organizations and individuals from across the country. Per the letter, “The current definition of woody biomass in the RFS has proven to be too narrow for real world application, effectively precluding its use as an eligible feedstock. This has discouraged investment, left valuable biomass unutilized, and hindered improvements to forest health, wildfire resilience, and rural prosperity.”

Staff contact: Erin Huston, [ehuston@cfbf.com](mailto:ehuston@cfbf.com)

Letter to Congress on RFS Biomass Definition

https://mura.cfbf.com/index.cfm/_api/json/v1/cfbv2/content/18A521EB-64F2-4145-943D006DC850B667/relatedcontent

California Farm Bureau joined more than 500 groups in urging Congress to update the renewable fuel standard's definition of "woody biomass." The current definition is too narrow, limiting its use as feedstock and discouraging investment in forest health, wildfire resilience and rural economic growth.

Letter to Congress on RFS Biomass Definition

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