Grand Farm field trials are a way for our ecosystem to come together and validate agricultural technologies in a real-world farm setting. These trials focus on applied innovation, offering a space for collaboration, data-driven insights, and practical solutions to the challenges growers face in the field.
ADM
Showcasing ADM’s pinto and black bean varieties in the nation’s top dry bean producing region.
Anheuser-Busch
Investigating how adding barley to a soybean-corn rotation impacts soil health in tiled and non-tiled fields, and collaborating with Pivot Bio to test ReturN on barley.
CHS, Inc.
Demonstrating herbicide and adjuvant combinations on five different crop types.
Headwaters Tech Hub
Enabling rapid testing and validation of smart sensors and photonics.
KWS
Evaluating long-term crop rotation for sugar beet production while looking for new technologies to measure and track crop health, fertility, and weed control.
NDSU – Joe Mettler, Weed Science Department
Evaluating pre- and post-emergent herbicides to control water hemp in spring wheat.
NDSU – Dr. Juan Osorno, Dept. of Plant Sciences, USDA-ARS Mandan
Comparing the performance of three dry bean types under tiled vs. non-tiled conditions and evaluating zinc soil availability and plant uptake.
NDSU – Dr. Lindsay Malone, School of Natural Resource Sciences
Testing no-till planting technology through corn residue levels by assessing soybean performance and sustainability outcomes.
NDSU – Dr. Rex Sun, Dept. of Agriculture & Biosystems Engineering
Investigating the use of hyperspectral imagery to detect and robots to remove herbicide-resistant weeds.
Pivot Bio
Evaluating ProveN on corn, a microbial seed treatment making atmospheric nitrogen available for plants to reduce fertilizer rates.
SB&B
Providing a full-scale corn field that partners can use to evaluate drone and satellite imagery for AgTech advancement.
Sensor Sandbox
Creating a demonstration area for IoT technologies like weather stations, soil sensors, cameras, and pest and disease detection tools.
USDA ARS
Evaluating Sclerotinia basal stalk rot resistance for experimental sunflower germplasm lines.
Aigen
Trialing their bioengineered bacterial seed treatments on corn and soybeans to reduce nitrogen fertilizer needs and reduce nitrogen runoff.
AquaSpy
Using Crophesy LS-N to track water and nitrate movement through the soil in real time in corn, aiming to improve decisions around nutrient management.
Crop Diagnostix
Testing their RNA analysis technology to detect crop issues before they become visible to help growers respond proactively with fewer inputs.
Earnest Agriculture
Assessing how their seed treatment products from native prairie bacteria impact soybean production.
IMIO
Testing their Re-Gen biological product designed to break down corn residue and boost soybean yield and phosphorus uptake.
Lilac Agriculture
Trialing their bioengineered bacterial seed treatments on corn and soybeans to reduce nitrogen fertilizer needs and reduce nitrogen runoff.
New West Genetics
Testing the performance of their cereal hemp hybrids against non-hybrids in the Red River Valley.
Prospect Growth
Testing their foliar-applied micronutrient nanofertilizers against conventional products to validate improved nutrient delivery and safety to crop tissues.
Sound Agriculture
Demonstrating their Source and Blueprint products to boost nutrient and water uptake through activating soil microbes and extending the root zone.
Grand Farm has been a vital partner in advancing Bactelife, providing professional field trials, rich data, and invaluable connections. The Grand Farm team facilitated an incredible network of early adopters, researchers, and government support, helping us refine our product and connect with the broader agriculture community. Their work is unmatched in supporting innovation.
Grand Farm, powered by Emerging Prairie, is a network of growers, technologists, corporations, startups, educators, policymakers, and investors working together to solve problems in agriculture with applied technology.
The Grand Farm initiative accelerates research and innovation in technology for the farm of the future.
Grand Farm does not take ownership or a vested interest in partners’ intellectual property and refrains from making decisions on IP developed as part of contracts with other organizations.
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