Muenzmaier Moves to Pivot Bio
Marty Muenzmaier is the new director of environmental policy and programs for Pivot Bio. For the past 16 years, Muenzmaier has been with Cargill.
Published January 29, 2026
Marty Muenzmaier is the new director of environmental policy and programs for Pivot Bio. For the past 16 years, Muenzmaier has been with Cargill.Published June 18, 2025
Pivot Bio and Taranis have formed a new partnership to support growers in adopting sustainable nutrient management practices through the Taranis Conservation™ program. This collaboration will enable Pivot Bio’s dealer network to offer Taranis Conservation services to help growers unlock…Published May 23, 2025
Pivot Bio is exploring options to move its global headquarters from Berkley, California to the Midwest. Several opportunities are being considered. The company is also planning to establish a Center for Research, Development, Innovation and Operations in the Midwest to…Published November 20, 2024
Jason Hoag has been named the head of North American commercial distribution for Pivot Bio. Previously, Hoag was the North American marketing lead for Bayer Crop Science.Published September 15, 2024
Nitrogen was lost during the wet months of May and June. “That’s going to most likely affect yield,” said Pivot Bio Agronomist Dan Grefsrud. Pivot Bio’s microbial nitrogen compliments synthetic nitrogen sources. “You have another form that you can rely…Published May 3, 2024
Pivot Bio has named Chris Turner as its Chief Commercial Officer. Previously, Turner was the head of the U.S. Crop Science division for Bayer.Published March 20, 2024
Syngenta, Pivot Bio and Meristem have signed on to sponsor a comprehensive market research project on ag biologicals. The Midwest-based Stratovation Group is doing the study on the rapidly changing biological sector.Published January 15, 2024
Pivot Bio has named Robert Houghton as its chief financial officer. Most recently, Houghton was executive vice president and chief financial officer for Life Time Group Holdings.Published December 6, 2023
Pivot Bio began in 2011 after two lab partners applied cutting-edge engineering principles to biology and changing nitrogen fixation in corn and other cereal crops. Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer Kartsen Temme says their objective is to deliver the nitrogen…Published December 6, 2023
There is a lot of noise in the ag sector about biologicals. In a meeting with reporters in Fargo Tuesday, Pivot Bio CEO Chris Abbott said the company’s nitrogen fixation products are different. "Our products by naturally fixing nitrogen with…Get a weekly digest from RRFN to stay up-to-date on all the latest news in agriculture.