Search results for: “microbial inoculant”
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Jord BioScience Field Trials Deliver Breakthrough Consistency in Biological Crop Protection, Boosting Soybean Yields Across Midwest
Jord BioScience, a leading science and analytics company providing customizable microbial solutions for agriculture, unveiled two years of field trial data showing its proprietary microbial solutions consistently outperform industry-standard treatments, increasing soybean yield by up to 3.1 bushels per acre across 16 Midwest locations–even under dramatically different weather conditions. The company’s approach, powered by its…
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New research aims to boost sustainable wheat nutrition through microbes
Agricultural practices today face mounting challenges: increased environmental stressors, climate change impacts, and a heavy reliance on chemical fertilizers. A new, interdisciplinary project—the Wheat Alliance—aims to address these challenges by exploring the genetic factors in wheat that enhance its relationship with soil microbes. By strengthening wheat’s natural capacity to thrive with beneficial soil bacteria and…
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‘To this day, we have not found an on-farm biological without problems’, says Embrapa researcher
As sustainable agriculture gains momentum, there’s a rising trend toward on-farm production of biological inputs, or “bioinputs.” While the idea of locally producing these sustainable alternatives to chemical inputs is appealing, Mariangela Hungria, a leading researcher in microbiology at Embrapa Soja, raises serious concerns about quality and safety. Her years of research reveal that on-farm…
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The BioAg Regulatory Landscape: Putting a Spotlight on Canada and USA
Plant biostimulants are a diverse category of substances that can improve crop productivity by enhancing natural processes within the plant or soil. They were initially defined more by what they were not (fertilizers or pesticides) rather than what they were or did. It’s widely recognized that plant biostimulants can improve nutrient uptake and fertilizer use…
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Pam’s Reflection : Biologicals are a Powerful Tool to Reduce Carbon Footprint
As the BAW Digest readers undoubtedly know, biologicals (Biopesticides/biocontrol, biostimulants, biofertilizers/bionutrients) have been experiencing double digit growth. The growth is driven by consumer demands on the food supply chain for sustainability and transparency, increased return on investment, restrictions on chemicals, the high cost of chemical fertilizers, and resistance and residue management. Various reports estimate that…
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Cultivating Success: Spotlight on Angelica Maria Herrera Romero and Juliana Sarmiento in Agriculture (Sep-Oct 2022)
ANGELICA MARIA HERRERA ROMERO Angélica María Herrera, a professional in Agro-industrial Engineering, is the General Manager of Bichopolis – Biobee Colombia, a Colombian company. Bichopolis-Biobee is a leader in the production and commercialization of biological control technologies using predatory mites and beneficial insects. For eleven years, she has led the development and positioning of biologically…