Bayer will be the anchor agricultural customer of Ginkgo Bioworks's expanded platform, entering into a new multi-year collaboration which will focus on the advancement of Joyn's nitrogen fixation program, as well as new programs in areas such as crop protection and carbon capture.

Cover crops combined with no-tillage systems can increase soil organic carbon, which could help slow the effects of climate change on farms, according to a recent study by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment scientists.