Pivot Bio offers farmers the first in-field microbial product that sustainably feeds nitrogen daily to corn crops. Pivot Bio PROVEN® sales are now open. Available in most of the U.S. for 2021 planting, Pivot Bio’s product is an in-furrow application.
An acre of corn requires about one pound of nitrogen daily during its early-stage growth. As the corn matures, nitrogen requirements dramatically increase during this critical growth period. Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer has been a source of nitrogen during this growth stage as long as the nitrogen is available, which means it stays put instead of leaching, running off or volatilizing. And we know 40-60% of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer never reaches the hungry plant.
When farmers use Pivot Bio’s nitrogen-producing microbes, they have the confidence that the nutrients will be available to the crop. Our microbes adhere to the plant’s roots and aren’t washed away, performing consistently regardless of weather, topography, or soil type.
In 2018, nearly 11,000 on-farm and research trials were conducted across multiple states, demonstrating Pivot Bio’s nitrogen-producing microbes can reduce or replace chemical nitrogen, maximize yield potential and provide a strong return on investment for growers. Click here to read the full 2018 performance report.
In 2019, Pivot Bio PROVEN® was evaluated in field trials at six land grant universities and assessed across a range of nitrogen rates. Studies were also conducted to determine the impact of Pivot Bio PROVEN® on above-ground plant nitrogen. Click here to download the full 2019 performance report.
Initial 2020 results are being compiled and data will be available in the near future. Click here to see the initial 2020 harvest results.
Even more studies will be conducted in 2021 to refine new product concepts and better understand all the ways our microbes benefit crops. Additionally, a next-generation seed treatment option is in the product pipeline.
Are you interested in Pivot Bio PROVEN® for the 2021 growing season?
Planting with Pivot Bio PROVEN® means more biomass in the field, and more nitrogen in the plant. In fields with visible differences between acres planted with Pivot Bio PROVEN® and acres without, the crop was calculated to assimilate as much as 38 lbs more nitrogen into above-ground biomass. Watch Dan’s field report video here.
Dan Poston, Director of Agronomy, Pivot Bio, observing roots out in the field in Delaware. In sandy soils, nitrogen can be carried away by extreme weather; Pivot Bio PROVEN® keeps that nitrogen at the plant root. Watch Dan’s field report video here.
Based on what I have seen, I am confident that Pivot Bio PROVEN® can reduce nitrogen use in many fields and reduce yield variability in others. Pivot Bio PROVEN® truly represents the first major step in a decades long mission to help cereal crops fix some of their own nitrogen.
