Source: Sonja Begemann, AG PROFESSIONAL, 7/16/20


Fertilizer is a multi-billion dollar industry. What if you could save some of the money you spend on nitrogen for corn and re-invest it in different crop production inputs? Would it be a game changer? Could it simply help your budget stay on track? Researchers are working on a solution for corn to help the grass start fixing its own nitrogen, much like soybean. “There has always been a natural symbiotic relationship between leguminous plants (peas and beans) and nitrogen-fixing microbes,” says Marcus Meadows, CEO of BioConsortia.

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