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Breakthroughs in Nitrogen Fixing

By: Fertilizer Focus, Argus Media Vol 40 • Issue 5 – September/October 2023 The short shelf-life of nitrogen-fixing fertilizer products is a problem that scientists at BioConsortia have been trying to solve. Fertilizer Focus speaks with Marcus Meadows- Smith, CEO of BioConsortia, about the research that has been carried out to address this issue – …

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Not Your Father’s Fertilizer: 4 Ways Fertilizer Has Changed in 40 Years

By MARGY ECKELKAMP for Farm Journal, August 4, 2023 It’s only been since 1988 that the International Plant Nutrition Institute has credited the 4R framework—application of the right nutrient source or product at the right rate, right time and in the right place—as having a close tie and application to agricultural sustainability. The 4Rs are millennials, …

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Partnering with Mosaic, BioConsortia has developed a new bio-based tool that offers added benefits for the market.

N-fixing tech gets to the spore of the matter The creation of technology that fixes nitrogen for crops has been a long-sought goal, and companies are finding success with biological approaches. BioConsortia, an innovator focused on microorganism discovery and modification, has a new approach that offers added benefits for users. CEO Marcus Meadows-Smith says what …

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BioConsortia, Inc. to Present “Unleashing The Power of Microbes” to the 5th Annual CRISPR AgBio Congress

Dr. Damian Curtis, BioConsortia’s BioConsortia’s Director of Synthetic Biology and Genomics, will present and meet potential partners for commercialization of microbial nematicides, fungicides and nitrogen-fixation products. Read more here: BioConsortia, Inc. to Present “Unleashing The Power of Microbes” to the 5th Annual CRISPR AgBio Congress – Benzinga

Green Genes:  Gene-editing is likely to play a key role in addressing the many challenges facing the global food system

CEO Marcus Meadows-Smith, argues that gene editing can help to alleviate the painful trade-off between higher production and ecological impact. In recent field trials the company has been able to boost the yield of wheat, corn and other non-legume crops by 10-20 per cent, identifying microbes that naturally partner such plants and re-engineering them to …

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BioConsortia Pipeline Recognized by S&P Global as Leading Source of Crop Science Innovation

BioConsortia, Inc. today announced the company has been nominated as a finalist for the 2022 S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Crop Science Awards in the category of Best R&D Pipeline. The highly coveted awards, formerly known as the Agrow Awards, draw submissions from around the world highlighting the creativity and innovation permeating the industry. The nomination coincides with results from 2022 trials conducted in 20 states confirming superior product performance in the field.

BioConsortia releases latest field trial results

BioConsortia’s has released its latest field trial results for corn and soybean bionematicides, and for nitrogen-fixation products in development. In the 2022 season, the company said its corn and soybean bionematicides demonstrated nematode reductions alongside yield improvements of as much as 20%, exceeding the yield impact of the chemical standard. For its nitrogen-fixation leads, BioConsortia …

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The “Intel Inside” of Biologicals

A lifelong advocate for the environment, at 25 years old, Marcus Meadows-Smith walked and hitch-hiked across Africa from Cape Town to London. Today, he also owns and operates Great Bear Vineyards, an award-winning winery in Davis, Calif.
(Marcus Meadows-Smith)

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