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s planters roll, one question 
that rises to the surface for seed 
companies and farmers alike is: Can 
this biological actually work in my 
fields to deliver ROI?
Some biologicals look brilliant 
in the lab, carry big claims, but may 
not always deliver. The problem 
isn’t that biology is unreliable. It’s 
that most biological products were 
never built with the soil ecosystem 
in mind.
A lot of biological develop­
ment has chased a “hero microbe” 
— one organism that looks great 
on its own. The results in a lab or 
controlled environment might look 
promising, but in real soil microbes 
don’t work solo. They work with 
neighbors and competitors, 
navigating the 5 Cs: managing and 
mitigating Conflict and Competitive 
interactions with soil microbes, and 
moving past Coexistence to active 
Communication and Collaboration 
with the beneficial soil microbiome.  
Microbial inoculants that thrive in 
soil while simultaneously leverag­
ing capabilities of beneficial soil 
microbes are those that will bring 
the greatest benefits to the crop 
and ROI to the grower.    
At Jord BioScience, we begin 
with the premise that biology only 
performs when it can thrive in the 
environment where it’s asked to 
work. We must understand a single 
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microbe’s individual traits, and how it behaves inside the 
complex, competitivesoil microbiome.
Jord’s discovery platform starts with ecology. Our 
curated 6,500-member library is purpose-built from 
microbes collected from 
• High-input, high-yielding production systems
• Weathered tropical systems and temperate 
prairies
• Long term polyculture and monoculture 
crop systems 
• Extreme low nutrient environments
These organisms have been success­
fully engaging  with other microbes for 
years, across the range of conditions.  
The result is biological products that 
delivern the field.  Our first product, 
a biostimulant, was selected for its 
resilience, tested across diverse envi­
ronments, and validated in multi year 
field trials. Whether in drought, excess 
moisture, low yielding soils or high 
yielding systems in real-field trials, 
it consistently delivers early vigor 
and yield protection with win rates of 
70-85% across environments.
That level of consistency is what 
growers have been waiting for: a 
biological that delivers the kind of 
dependable results they’ve come to 
expect from proven inputs, in real-world 
conditions.
The question isn’t whether biologicals can 
work. It’s whether they are proven to work in the field, 
not just the lab. At Jord, that’s the standard we build to.
To explore partnership opportunities or learn more 
about Jord’s platform, visit our contact page and start 
the conversation.
Keri Carstens CEO, Jord BioScience

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