The world's brightest tech founders are investing in synthetic biology, including Microsoft founder Bill Gates who helped fund Pivot Bio.
How much does Pivot Bio cost per acre?
https://farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2021/04/fertilizer-price-increases-for-2021-production.html — if you came up with a value per acre for Pivot Bio technology as a cost replacer and came up with $13.86 per acre, we wouldn't disagree one bit.
What is the cost of Pivot Bio proven?
Pivot Bio PROVEN 40, the company's fourth commercial release in three years, enables corn growers to replace up to 40 pounds per acre of synthetic nitrogen with a better source of nitrogen. How much is that worth? Well, given that ammonia fertilizer is about 82% nitrogen and cost, say here, around $691 per ton.
How does Pivot Bio proven work?
A BETTER NITROGEN FOR CORN Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40 microbes form a symbiotic relationship with the corn plant. These microbes take nitrogen from the air and create the ammonia that plants need to grow and thrive, supplying it to the plant throughout the most critical growth stages.
Does Pivot Bio really work?
Pivot Bio Proven announces 2019 performance data University studies using PivotBio Proven demonstrated similar yield results and produced 6.0-bushel-per-acre benefits. The data covers more than 5 million data points, with a yield improvement shown 89% of the time, the company reports.
What is Pivot Bio proven 40?
Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40 is Pivot Bio's newest commercial product designed to replace up to 40 pounds per acre of synthetic nitrogen. Throughout these experiments and demo fields, corn grown with Pivot Bio PROVEN® 40 has consistently shown a 4% to 6% increase in plant biomass.Aug 4, 2021