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March 09, 2025

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Chris Abbott, CEO, Pivot Bio

This week’s Open Mic guest is Chris Abbott, CEO of Pivot Bio. The California company was formed 15 years ago with a premise of using soil microbes to utilize naturally occurring nitrogen to sustainably feed plants and replace synthetic fertilizers. After going commercial five years ago, the company continues to grow the number of farmers and acres utilizing their gene edited products. Abbott sees a bright future for growth in the use of soil microbes to increase productivity, reduce nutrient costs and boost producer sustainability.

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Opinion: Improving quality and reducing post-harvest wheat losses using atmospheric cold plasma
In this opinion piece, Shikhadri Mahanta says there is a better way to protect wheat from post-harvest losses due to microbial contamination, pest infestations, and storage inefficiencies.

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03.07.2025

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: March 7, 2025: Farm leaders from Commodity Classic

It’s been a big week for farm country as President Donald Trump enacted, then delayed, tariffs on Mexico and Canada. We spoke with farm group leaders at Commodity Classic in Denver about their top priorities in 2025, including tariffs, the state of the farm economy and renewable fuels.

Tune in to hear from American Soybean Association President Caleb Ragland, National Corn Growers Association President Kenneth Hartman Jr., National Sorghum Producers Chair Amy France, National Association of Wheat Growers President Keeff Felty and Association of Equipment Manufacturers Ag Sector Board Chair Greg Petras.

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