SB
Biome Makers · Startup
Sequences the soil microbiome and returns a nutrition plan, with traceability attached.
In-development
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Updated Nov 2, 2026
Crop yield optimization covers the inputs and decisions aimed at getting more out of the same ground. On Halo, the solutions cover biologicals and biostimulants, fertilizers built for a specific deficiency, water as the yield constraint, and genetics behind yield. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Biologicals and biostimulants
SB
Sandra Durman
Microbes conditioned in advance so a crop produces more on less water.
Equity investmentIn-development
Pieter van Der Westhuizen
The Bio Consulting (PTY) Ltd · Startup
A foliar biostimulant claiming a 65% lift in photosynthesis within six minutes.
LicensingIn-development
Fertilizers built for a specific deficiency
Behzad Khosropanah
University of Tehran
A stable 15% boron phosphite fertilizer, combining two inputs that usually crystallize or swing pH when mixed.
LicensingIn-development
MO
Mosaic · Supplier
N, P, S and Zn fused in one granule, with 15 years of independent corn data.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
MO
Mosaic · Supplier
Mined langbeinite supplying potassium, magnesium and sulfur in a low-chloride granule.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
Water as the yield constraint
Sumon Datta
Oklahoma State University
Machine learning estimates rootzone moisture at national scale for scheduling.
Sponsored researchIn-development
NA
Agrow Analytics S.L. · Startup
AI irrigation recommendations claiming up to 30% less water and energy.
Sponsored researchIn-development
Nicolas Cafaro la Menza
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Drought-tolerant hybrids matched to irrigation timing under a capped allocation.
Sponsored researchIn-development
Genetics behind yield
MS
Montana State University
A winter wheat bred to yield on the Northern Plains and stand up doing it.
LicensingIn-development
MS
Montana State University
Spring wheat at 14.4% protein with sawfly tolerance built into the stem.
LicensingIn-development
Machines that read the crop and act on it
LT
The Yield Lab Asia Pacific · Startup
Applies product autonomously under a canopy where GPS does not reach.
LicensingIn-development
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Biology is the largest share of the work on Halo. Microbial products and biostimulants outnumber the fertilizers, water arrives as a scheduling problem and a genetics problem at once, and a small set of machines does the reading and the applying in one pass. On Halo it spans five groups, including biologicals and biostimulants, fertilizers built for a specific deficiency, and water as the yield constraint.
Stage of development. Work on crop yield optimization on Halo comes mostly from companies. 31% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 49% of the solutions that state terms offer licensing.
Three trends in crop yield optimization on Halo
Biological products with a stated mechanism. Eight entries sell biology and most name how it works. One sequences a soil microbiome into a nutrition plan, another conditions microbes for stress before a season starts, and a foliar product claims over 3,000 genes regulated and photosynthesis up 65% within six minutes. The specificity is high; how far the validation goes varies a great deal.
Fertilizer differentiated by the granule. The fertilizer entries compete on formulation, not on which nutrient they carry. Langbeinite delivers potassium, magnesium and sulfur at once for chloride-sensitive crops, boron is fused into potash so a blend cannot segregate, and four nutrients are fused into a single granule backed by fifteen years of field data. One takes a dairy byproduct and ferments it into the product.
Water decided before the season and during it. Four entries treat water as the limit on yield, and they split. Two schedule irrigation, one from national-scale rootzone moisture modeling and one claiming 30% cuts in water and energy. The other two work on what is planted: drought-tolerant hybrids under a capped allocation, and the water balance of a corn, soybean and cover crop rotation.
2,133organizations
3,120solutions listed
62%from startups and companies
31%in market
Frequently asked questions
What is crop yield optimization?
Crop yield optimization covers the inputs and decisions aimed at getting more out of the same ground. It spans microbial products and biostimulants, fertilizers formulated around a single deficiency, irrigation scheduling paired with drought-tolerant genetics, the wheat lines and alleles bred for yield, and the machines that read a crop and act on it. Growers, agronomy services and input manufacturers are the buyers.
What are examples of crop yield optimization?
Five examples of crop yield optimization solutions on Halo include:
- Sequences the soil microbiome and returns a nutrition plan, with traceability attached. (Biome Makers)
- N, P, S and Zn fused in one granule, with 15 years of independent corn data. (Mosaic)
- Machine learning estimates rootzone moisture at national scale for scheduling. (Oklahoma State University)
- A winter wheat bred to yield on the Northern Plains and stand up doing it. (Montana State University)
- Applies product autonomously under a canopy where GPS does not reach. (The Yield Lab Asia Pacific)
What are the latest crop yield optimization innovations?
Over the past 90 days, researchers and innovators on Halo have added these crop yield optimization solutions:
Which companies and suppliers are developing crop yield optimization?
There are 2,133 organizations with crop yield optimization solutions on Halo, 480 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are Biome Makers, M4Life, and The Bio Consulting (PTY) Ltd. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find crop yield optimization research partners?
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What are R&D teams looking for in crop yield optimization?
Over the past 12 months, R&D teams on Halo have posted these crop yield optimization needs:
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