Gevo Begins Field Trials to Amplify Soil Carbon Sequestration Using Locus AG® “Probiotics”
31 July 2019 - 11:00PM
Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) announces a partnership with Locus
Agricultural Solutions® (Locus AG) to trial a new technology,
developed by Locus AG, that is expected to improve capture of soil
carbon, reduce applied nitrogen fertilizer needs and improve yield.
Locus AG’s Rhizolizer® is a line of fresh, non-GMO soil
“probiotic” treatments which are produced from proven
microorganisms and tailored to meet the needs of local
farmers. Rhizolizer has been used to treat 40,000 commercial
agriculture acres across several crops, with positive results in
improving crop productivity, crop quality, vigor and
sustainability. Treatments are now being tested on Gevo’s 30-acre
farm co-located at its Luverne, MN facility.
“In the on-going battle against petroleum-based pollution and
greenhouse gasses, we see tremendous potential in technologies like
those developed by Locus AG. Think about the possibilities: the
potential exists to produce whole gallons of liquid transportation
fuels that could have a large negative carbon footprint, and
generate enormous quantities of protein for the food chain. Our
farmers are already excelling at reducing their carbon footprint,
and technologies like this could maximize their efforts. It could
lead to a win-win-win: farmers have potential to make more money by
being more efficient and improving yield, while generating field
corn that has a lower carbon footprint. Gevo can win because we
have access to field corn with a better sustainability profile and
potentially much lower or even negative carbon footprint. Our fuel
customers have potential to win because the low-carbon, sustainable
attributes carry through to the sustainability footprint of the
finished fuels,” said Patrick Gruber, Chief Executive Officer of
Gevo. “People are waking up to the fact that agriculture is our
friend when it comes to sequestering carbon. Agricultural soils
really are a remarkable part of the solution to actually reducing
atmospheric carbon levels in a potentially meaningful way, not just
by supplying raw material to companies like us, but by capturing
and sequestering greenhouse gasses, like carbon dioxide,
directly.”
“Initial field trial data across several crops shows
that ongoing Rhizolizer soil ‘probiotic’ treatments have
the potential to amplify crop soil carbon sequestration by up
to an additional 3 to 6 metric tons of
CO2 equivalents per acre annually over current grower
practice, while also substantially increasing crop yields and
grower profits. Benefits have been demonstrated in over 175
completed or ongoing field trials and over 40,000 acres of
commercial applications,” said Paul Zorner, CEO of Locus AG. “We
see great potential to make a substantial impact on further
reducing the carbon footprint of field corn and the sustainable
fuels produced by America’s corn growers, and we are pleased to be
working with Gevo to demonstrate the benefits of this green
technology.”
About Gevo
Gevo is a next generation “low-carbon” fuel company focused on
the development and commercialization of renewable alternatives to
petroleum-based products. Low-carbon fuels reduce the carbon
intensity, or the level of greenhouse gas emissions, compared to
standard fossil-based fuels across their lifecycle. The most common
low-carbon fuels are renewable fuels. Gevo is focused on the
development and production of mainstream fuels like gasoline and
jet fuel using renewable feedstocks that have the potential to
lower greenhouse gas emissions at a meaningful scale and enhance
agricultural production, including food and other related products.
In addition to serving the low-carbon fuel markets, through Gevo’s
technology, Gevo can also serve markets to produce chemical
intermediate products for solvents, plastics, and building block
chemicals. Learn more at our website: www.gevo.com
About Locus Agricultural Solutions®
Locus Agricultural Solutions® (Locus AG)
provides growers with science-based solutions that address
challenges to agricultural productivity and sustainability from the
ground up—while improving user profits. These solutions include a
portfolio of integrated tools to better manage crop vitality and
nutrition, soil microbial health, environmental impact, and pest
and plant disease management. The company’s current treatment
program utilizes patented fermentation technology to produce fresh,
dense batches of agricultural microbes (“probiotics”) that are
delivered rapidly to growers via a unique cold-chain process for
maximum efficacy. Ongoing treatments result in improved plant
resilience and vigor, higher productivity, more soil carbon
deposition and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The
cost-effective solutions are easily applied without changing
standard grower practices. Locus AG leverages its core scientific
capabilities from its parent organization, Locus Fermentation
Solutions (Locus FS), an Ohio-based green technology
company. For more information, visit LocusAG.com.
Investor and Media Contact Shawn M. Severson Integra Investor
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