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AgriMarketing, JAN/FEB, 2023
Pivot Bio: The New Nitrogen Company
Pivot Bio PROVEN 40 OS was recognized as AgriMarketing's New Product of the Year for 2022.
The Economist, DEC 20, 2022
Deadly, dirty, indispensable: the nitrogen industry has changed the world
Bacteria are far better chemists than Haber, Bosch or any of their human successors, and do so without high temperatures and pressures.
AgWeb, SEP 1, 2022
First-Ever On-Seed Nitrogen Introduced for Use in Corn, Small Grains
Pivot Bio announced an industry first for farmers this week – the development and introduction of on-seed microbial nitrogen for crops including corn, grain sorghum and spring wheat.
Wired, AUG 30, 2022
THE LONG, LEGUMINOUS QUEST TO GIVE CROPS NITROGEN SUPERPOWERS
Farmers have to apply heaps of emissions-heavy fertilizer to provide crops with enough nitrogen. Scientists are looking to legumes for help.
The Wall Street Journal, APR 30, 2022
Record Fertilizer Prices Drive Investors, Farmers to Microbes
Companies such as Pivot Bio are pushing development of farm fertilizers by harnessing microbes to deliver nutrients that corn and other crops need.
Forbes, JUL 19, 2021
Pivot Bio Nears $2 Billion Valuation As It Raises Whopping $430 Million To Replace Synthetic Fertilizers On Corn And Wheat
Pivot Bio broke the code on using microbes to get crops to self-fertilize, allowing farmers to replace their synthetic fertilizers. It's now worth nearly $2 billion.
Successful Farming, JAN 26, 2021
Pivot Bio Offers N-Producing Microbe for Grain Sorghum
A new microbial product from Pivot Bio could help them maximize nitrogen efficiency by creating a strong connection with the plant and delivering a reliable yet consistent supply of nitrogen.
WIRED, OCT 2, 2018
Farmers Can Now Buy Designer Microbes to Replace Fertilizer
Fertilizing is essential to yielding a healthy harvest, but it’s expensive enough that he stresses about it, and, as he’s well aware, it’s not great for the planet.