Best Management Practices

Best Practices.
Bigger Performance.

Follow these best practices to apply Pivot Bio PROVEN® G3 and CERT-N™ correctly, optimize nitrogen replacement, and maintain consistent results throughout the season.

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Follow Stewardship

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Tailored Nitrogen Replacement

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Ensure Balanced Fertility

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Evaluate N Programs

1. Follow Stewardship

Protect Microbe Viability

Store cool and dry (<70° F, <60% RH), avoid sunlight and minimize time to planting.

Use Approved Methods

  • LIF (liquid in-furrow) Best Practices: Apply LIF products alone, with non-chlorinated water or via direct injection (Dosatron, etc.). Otherwise, starter fertilizer compatibility should be tested annually. If uncertain about the water, use a chlorine remediation product. After opening, apply in-furrow within 24 hours.
  • OS (on-seed) Best Practices: Use approved Pivot Bio seed-treating partners.
  • Dry Best Practices: Follow best management practices for bucket mixing. Once product is mixed, it must be used in 5 days. After product is applied to seed, you have 3 days to plant.
  • Easy ways to apply to seed:
    • Dry additive feeder
    • Seed box to box transfer 
    • Planter application
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2. Tailored Nitrogen Replacement

Use as a foundation to N plan

Use Pivot Bio to replace preplant or less efficient nitrogen, not in-season N.

Customize to your operation

  • Understand N sources, application amounts and timing, along with weather and soil effects.
  • Spoon-Fed Ammonium: Pivot Bio products spoon-feed directly to roots during vegetative stages.
  • N substitution strategies should be personalized to each grower’s N program.
  • Maintain in-season nitrogen applications to meet peak crop demand.
  • Monitor crop performance during rapid growth and grain fill.
  • Use Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) and application timing to guide your replacement rates.

3. Ensure Balanced Fertility

Make sure potassium (K) and sulfur (S) keep pace with nitrogen — especially as efficiency improves.

  • Potassium (K) ~1:1 with N
  • Sulfur (S) ~10:1 with N

Make sure that N replacements do not inadvertently reduce other key nutrients.

4. Evaluate N Programs

Compare to your standard N program

Always benchmark against full-rate nitrogen, not just reduced N. 

Expect yield parity

Success = yields within ~1% of your standard N program at reduced rates.

Run side-by-side trials

Same field, multiple replications, treated vs. non-treated comparisons.

Use expert support

Work with Pivot Bio agronomists to design and evaluate trials.

Key Tips for Success

Maximize Early-Season Nitrogen Availability

Take advantage of ammonium delivered directly to roots during vegetative growth.

Balance Your Fertility Program

Ensure potassium (K) and sulfur (S) keep pace with nitrogen — especially as efficiency improves.

  • Potassium (K): ~1:1 with N
  • Sulfur (S): ~10:1 with N

Customize to Your Operation

Use nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and application timing to guide replacement rates.

What To Do & When To Do It

Before Planting

  • Evaluate your current nitrogen program (timing, sources, efficiency).
  • Identify where you can replace preplant or less efficient nitrogen.
  • Ensure access to approved application methods, partners and inputs.

At Planting

  • Apply Pivot Bio using approved methods only.
  • Maintain a well-balanced soil pH to support yield potential.
  • Contact Pivot Bio agronomists for trial design and application support.

In-Season

  • Maintain in-season nitrogen applications to meet crop demand.
  • Monitor crop performance during rapid growth and grain fill.
  • Ensure sufficient potassium (K) and sulfur (S) availability.

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