PowerPollen and Oxbo have announced the first mechanized pollination solution for corn seed production, enabling seed companies to directly purchase, integrate, and scale the system ahead of the 2026 growing season. This exclusive partnership leverages PowerPollen's second-generation technology stack with Oxbo's 5180 high-clearance power units for what the companies describe as a true breakthrough in commercial pollination technology. The technology enables precise, on-demand pollination that reduces weather and timing risks, improves seed quality, and increases yields by more than 20% across commercial acres. This represents a significant advancement for seed production, where traditional pollination methods have been vulnerable to environmental factors and timing constraints.
The exclusive partnership through 2030 integrates PowerPollen's technology with Oxbo's equipment, marking PowerPollen's shift from a service model to a scalable product platform with global market potential. This business model change allows seed companies to purchase, own, and operate pollination units rather than relying on service contracts, giving them greater control over their production processes. Following multiple seasons of year-round field trials, PowerPollen's patented pollination technology has demonstrated consistent performance across thousands of commercial acres over the past several years. The company has applied its technology to improve the productivity, profitability and sustainability of modern farming practices since its establishment in 2015.
Oxbo brings specialized equipment expertise to the partnership, serving the application, forage, fruit, seed, vegetable, and root crop markets with specialty harvesting and controlled application technology. More information about Oxbo's equipment solutions is available at https://www.oxbo.com. The mechanized system represents a significant step forward in agricultural technology, addressing one of the most challenging aspects of corn seed production. By providing seed companies with reliable, weather-independent pollination capabilities, the technology could transform how hybrid corn seed is produced globally.
PowerPollen's research operations in Puerto Rico and Texas have contributed to the development of this technology, which collects, preserves and applies pollen on-demand. Additional details about how PowerPollen's on-demand pollination technology works can be found at https://www.powerpollen.com. The availability of this technology for the 2026 growing season gives seed companies time to integrate the system into their production plans. The partnership between PowerPollen and Oxbo combines agricultural technology innovation with proven equipment manufacturing capabilities to create what could become a standard in corn seed production.
