Farmer’s Business Network, Inc. (FBN) has announced the launch of the FBN Biological On-Farm R&D Network, which connects developers of agricultural biological solutions directly with farmers and full-scale testing environments. This program creates a direct line to commercialization that benefits farmers, manufacturers, and the environment.
Biological products look to maximize soil and plant potential, prevent disease, optimize chemical and fertilizer inputs, and drive long-term, sustainable and profitable farming practices.
Until now, the growth of the biologicals industry — which includes biopesticides, biostimulants, and other sustainable solutions — has been slowed by several significant hurdles: an inability to test at scale across multiple production environments, a dearth of robust, clean farm-level data and analytics to refine and prove the efficacy of their products, and a challenge in accessing the agriculture market.
Through its member-based farmer network, FBN will connect biological developers directly with farmers through the FBN Biological R&D Network so that large-scale trials can optimize biological input programs to deliver the best return on investment for the farmer. With the aid of FBN’s data science, participating biological manufacturers will also be able to collect valuable insights on product efficacy and performance by environment.
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