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From Greenhouse to Your Fields:

What Earnest Delivers

Start in controlled trials. Prove it in corn and soy. Expand across states.

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What We Offer

(30-Second Primer)

We move from small, controlled conditions to working acres:

Setups

Greenhouse → on-farm strips → university-style plots.

Comparators

Untreated check, Bio nutrient competitor, Bio disease competitor (competitor brand names redacted in public materials).

Data note

Results vary by state, season, and weather. Where available, we note statistical significance and moisture standardization.

The Research

Journey

Follow our scientific progress from laboratory to large-scale field validation

Chapter 1

Greenhouse (Foundation)

Prairie Microbes vs. Farm Microbes

Soybean (2023)

Goal:

Compare prairie microbe communities with farm soils and isolate high performers.

Signal:

More nodules and stronger starts across soybean types under prairie derived blends.

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Nitrogen Interaction

Corn (2023)

Goal:

Understand how biological treatments behave under different nitrogen levels.

Signal:

Clear treatment-by-nitrogen responses in bench conditions; field validation ongoing.

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Chapter 2

2023 Field Season (First Real-World Proof)

What we tested:

Soybean (2023)

Corn and soybean seed coatings against:

Untreated Bio nutrient competitor (anonymized) Bio disease competitor (anonymized)

Design & measurements:

Plot/strip trials tracking stand, roots/nodulation, biomass/seed or kernel mass, and yield where available.

Highlights (concise takeaways):

Soybean:

improvements in stand/roots/nodulation with

positive yield signals at test sites.

Corn:

stronger early vigor and kernel/biomass signals under

stress conditions in test plots

All competitor names are redacted as “Bio nutrient competitor” or “Bio disease competitor.”

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Chapter 3

2024 Field Trials (Wider Lens)

Scale:

5 states • 10 locations

Focus:

Consistency across soils, weather, and seed genetics using side-by-side strips.

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(posted after internal verification)

Chapter 4

2025 Expansion (Proof at Scale)

Program:

14 states • 45 locations

What we're testing:

Compatibility with standard treatments, "overlay vs. replace" designs, nitrogen gradients, disease scenarios, new seed genetics, third-year testing, and Version 2 blend updates.

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Proof

in Pictures

*Exaggerated for effect. Results vary by soil and farm

Run a Trial

on Your Acres

Minimum design

40 treated acres

40 matched control

First-year farmers get:

Based on Availability and/or Location

Seed treating included

Drone flight and farm analysis included

Soil Testing and Analysis icluded

How you test it:

Keep your standard stack and overlay Earnest or try a simplified program with Earnest.

Timeline:

Plant

In-season checks

Harvest review with your yield data

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Quick

Answers

How do you measure performance?

Stand counts, root/nodule photos, drone imagery, and yield monitor data (with moisture/standardization notes where available).

Why are competitor names missing?

We publish public summaries with anonymized labels: Bio nutrient competitor / Bio disease competitor.

What if results are mixed?

We show what the data shows and design next-season trials for your acres and conditions.

Can I access raw data?

Public summaries are downloadable. Raw datasets are available on request with a simple NDA.

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