Pivot Bio Announces Launch of CERT-N for U.S. Cotton
April 11, 2025 Pivot Bio is launching CERT-N, a new biological product for cotton crops in the United States. The product will be available through Pivot Bio’s distribution partners for a select group of growers this season, with a full commercial launch set for the 2026 planting season.
CERT-N features Pivot Bio’s patent-protected technology that provides a steady source of nitrogen to cotton plants from emergence to harvest, providing weatherproof nitrogen and helping the crop reach its full yield and fiber quality potential. These gene-edited, nitrogen-fixing biological products deliver nitrogen directly to the roots, even in the presence of synthetic fertilizers and manure.
CERT-N is the only gene-edited nitrogen fixer available in cotton. Applied as a seed treatment, it spoon-feeds nitrogen to the roots, setting crops up for early square retention, higher boll counts, and healthier plants at defoliation time.
In Pivot Bio’s 2024 large-scale farm trials across eight states, fields treated with CERT-N replaced an average of 20% of their normal nitrogen program and saw an average yield gain of 50 pounds of lint per acre and a $35 boost in ROI.
“We are certainly excited to announce this latest innovation in crop fertility,” says Chris Abbott, CEO, Pivot Bio. “Growers have been asking us to provide a product for cotton, and we are proud to make CERT-N available to complement their nutrition program. The results we have seen in independent research and directly with growers have been strong, and we are confident that cotton growers will see a strong benefit and value by adding this product to their fertility plan.
“We have a team of agronomists who stand ready to work with growers and distribution partners to ensure they have a best-in-class experience and results,” he adds. “Our innovation pipeline remains full, and we look forward to announcing our next generation product for the 2026 marketplace soon.”
“It’s been a true team effort to bring CERT-N to a limited number of growers across the cotton belt for the 2025 crop season,” says Jeff Hollowell, Pivot Bio agronomist and cotton expert. “Being able to evaluate CERT-N hands-on last season at a farm scale using farm production equipment was an incredible experience. Seeing the tangible benefits it brought to the crop, which resulted in a positive ROI for the partner farms that tested CERT-N, was truly rewarding.”
CERT-N is now available for sale to growers and partners in select Cotton Belt states. In 2025, Pivot Bio will conduct demo fields across the region to showcase the benefits of this new technology as part of a limited commercial launch. A full commercial launch is slated for 2026.
Information from Pivot Bio
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