Inoculants Product Development

Researchers in inoculants are leading the way to develop products that enhance the value of stored forage, grain and feed to increase the efficiency and profitability of animal producers.

Their primary focus is to:

• Reduce storage losses.
• Improve aerobic stability of silage.
• Enable greater retention of nutrient value.

Research efforts are focused on the development of inoculants for high moisture corn, corn silage, alfalfa silage, and grass silage. As leaders in forage additive research, Pioneer microbiologists use technology to develop inoculants for silage improvement by working with the largest catalogued strain bank in the industry. Extensive research, combined with proprietary bacteria, is what makes Pioneer® brand inoculants vital management tools in aiding and improving the nutritional value of silage.

These inoculants have demonstrated the ability to reduce storage losses effectively and improve the aerobic stability of silage on both the storage surface and in the feedbunk, as well as improving the feeding value of the silage. Pioneer is continually using new technologies to do research on an increasing number of prototype inoculants each year. The significant research effort and unsurpassed quality requirements provide producers with the best silage inoculants available in the market.

Complementing this product development process is the Pioneer Livestock Nutrition Center located near Polk City, Iowa. This one-of-a-kind facility conducts performance trials to help ensure dairy and beef producers get maximum value from their feed and forage investments. With the increasing number of prototypes tested each year, Pioneer is able to bring products that offer significant advantage in value per acre and in animal performance to the market faster.