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SOIL NUTRITION

BIOCONSORTIA FURTHER EXPANDS NITROGEN-

FIXING MICROBIAL PRODUCTS FOR ROW CROPS

BioConsortia, Inc., a leading agricultur- generally known for their nitrogen-fixing
al technology company that discovers, functionality. We used our proprietary R&D
designs and licenses advanced microbial platform to discover and improve the ni-
products to reduce the ecological impacts trogen-fixing capabilities of Gram-positive
of agriculture while ensuring crop produc- microbes. We have demonstrated they are
tivity, has announced that the company crops, enables growers to optimize their inherently stable and reliable root coloniz-
has further developed its nitrogen-fixing fertilizer use strategy. Since the microbes ers, making them ideal for seed treatment
products in row crops, demonstrating remain in the root zone throughout the products.”
through hundreds of field trials conduct- growing season, they ensure there is always
ed in 2023 that the products effectively nitrogen available to influence crop yield. Long-term stability enables
displace meaningful levels of nitrogen fer- Even when synthetic nitrogen fertilizer has new product concepts
tilizer and deliver yield gains. dissipated, these microbes are still working The stability of BioConsortia’s proprie-
“Always-N” microbes exceed perfor- to convert nitrogen from the air to a form tary microbes when applied to the surface
mance expectations and demonstrate fit easily taken up by plants.” of fertilizer granules has now been shown
in a wide variety of crops 2023 field trial to extend beyond 40 months. This opens
results have confirmed that levels of nitro- Shelf-stability and on-seed new application opportunities including
gen-replacement from BioConsortia’s seed life outperform the industry in-season side-dress or in-furrow uses.
treatment products met or exceeded per-
formance expectations when evaluated in BioConsortia’s nitrogen-fixing seed prod- BioConsortia believes the platform rep-
row crops like corn, wheat, rice and cotton. ucts are shelf-stable and seed-stable for resents the technological breakthrough in
This important step confirms the potential more than two years, setting a new stand- microbial seed and fertilizer treatments
ard for nitrogen-fixation products.
market for BioConsortia’s nitrogen-fixing that will enable the ultimate promise
products and their impact in addressing the “We can offer the extended shelf- and of easy-to-use and highly effective ni-
environmental impacts of fertilizer runoff seed-life products because our platform trogen-fixation microbes. CEO Marcus
and overuse in crops around the world. is focused on Gram-positive microbes,” Meadows-Smith added, “Products that
are delivered in the seed bag or alongside
According to Marcus Meadows-Smith, explained Dr. Hong Zhu, SVP of R&D at fertilizer give the grower ultimate ease to
Bio Consortia CEO, “This technology, based BioConsortia. “We made our job as micro- increase yields without increasing synthetic
on proprietary microbes that effectively bial product designers much more complex nitrogen.”
because Gram-positive microbes are not
colonize the roots of a wide variety of
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WELTEC BIOPOWER DEVELOPS NEW, INTUITIVE USER

INTERFACE FOR BIOGAS PLANT CONTROL SYSTEMS

The biogas plant control system from clear monitoring of plant data, especially process and make everyday work easier.
WELTEC BIOPOWER is receiving a general for continuous process optimization, were FellowFeed measures the target filling level
update: This includes new functionalities the guiding principle for us when designing of the gas and automatically adjusts the
for process optimization as well as a user the modern control system,” emphasizes feeding quantities if required. GuidoFill pro-
interface that provides a quick and compre- Wolfgang Bokern, Head of Technology at vides operators with a tool that supports
hensive overview of the entire plant thanks WELTEC BIOPOWER. the correct filling of their solid matter feed-
to a symbolism designed according to the Diagrams and reports can be created in- ers with a mixture of input materials. On
latest findings and clarity in the display. The dividually according to defined values and the basis of job lists, pumping and feeding
control system sections previously known summarized into daily, monthly or annual processes can be precisely timed and dis-
as LoMos and CeMos will also merge under overviews at the click of a mouse. Opti- played using the filter function. Overviews
the new name WB Control in future. WB mum energy planning to avoid peak loads is of gas management and water distribution
Control can be used for both small and achieved, for example, through overviews allow other material flows in the system
complex industrial systems. of the agitator intervals. This allows agita- to be monitored.
The web-based software gives opera- tors to be controlled individually.
tors complete and fast access to all impor- The new user interface enables a wide
tant system parameters. A customizable range of business evaluation options, such
dashboard provides a quick overview of as trend analyses and other graphical eval-
the most important process data at any uations of individually defined values such
time. Several users can access WB Control as consumption data or production figures.
simultaneously.
Thanks to the archiving and export func-
The intuitive, logical navigation through tions, all data is available at any time as
the software offers maximum transparen- proof for authorities, banks and external
cy and security for an efficient workflow. experts.
“The increased requirements of plant oper- Newly integrated functions such as Fel-
ators and investors for comprehensive and lowFeed and GuidoFill simplify the feeding

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