The era of “going it alone” in agriculture innovations is over. Success now means building the best possible teams—of companies, of people, of technologies, and of microbes—and unleashing their collective natural power through true collaboration. The multifaceted challenges faced by our ag industry today will demand our collective action.
The biologicals segment is reaching an inflection point. Farmers are asking for the same thing they expect from any input: consistent, repeatable performance. Achieving that will require a new model that integrates biologicals alongside chemistry, fertilizers, and seed technologies through real collaboration. The fact is, the next big leap for agricultural biologicals won’t come from silos, but from collaborations.
Whether we are talking about the soil microbiome, cropping systems, or the ag industry, collaboration is fundamental to stability in complex, interdependent systems. No single organization, crop, chemistry, or microbe possesses all the capabilities required to deliver the full suite of tools that growers need for success.
At Jord BioScience, we look forward to the upcoming growing season and our collaborative trials with partners. We are excited to build off our three years of independent, multi-state field data, showing our proprietary microbial solutions consistently deliver strong emergence and early vigor well as yield boosts outperforming industry standards across diverse conditions. Win rates over 80% against leading biological and chemical benchmarks are only possible because of how we work—with partners, not in a vacuum.
- Corn biofertilizers: In our first-year trialing, one lead advances with >7 bu/acre advantage and 80%+ win rate over elite benchmarks (Jord win: >2.5 bu/acre), improving nutrient availability and beneficial microbe function. The second showed 4 bu/acre gains and 70%+ wins by enhancing macronutrient access.
- Soy biofertilizers/biostimulants: Consistent across three years, our first registered product delivered 2.6 bu/acre increases and 75% wins (Jord win: >0.5 bu/acre) over elite chemistry/biological treatments by boosting soil microbes, stand establishment, and biomass. Another of our products also showed strong yield performance via nutrient access, vigor, and plant health—translating to $20-30/acre ROI for farmers.
These results are powered by our Biologicals Playbook and 6,500-isolate library; we focus on selecting microbes from our library that collaborate with products already in the market, and with microbes in the soil. We use that mindset to power partnerships with seed companies and seed treatment providers to discover and commercialize products faster. By actively working with partners, we can deliver pipeline opportunities—from seed treatments to new hybrids and varieties—accelerating innovation from lab to field.
The next generation of innovation will not come from isolated breakthroughs. It will come from co-development, shared data, and true partnership across the agricultural value chain.
As 2026 accelerates, it’s clearer than ever: the future belongs to those who partner—at the bench, in the field, and for every farmer who depends on reliable, sustainable solutions.
