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The article reports that a specific strain of nitrogen-fixing bacteria is being developed by isolating Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus (Gd) bacterium to reduce the farming industry's reliance on bagged fertilizer and increase productivity by Ted Cocking at the University of Nottingham. It also reports collaboration of Azotic Technologies Ltd with Gleadell to work on formulation trials.

The article suggests farmers to increase nitrogen rates for high-yielding milling wheat varieties and to meet the specification of 13 percent protein in the varieties. Topics include suggestion for applying more nitrogen on grain firm RAGT's variety Group 1 variety Skyfall to improve protein content, views of crop consultant David Jones of firm CCC Agronomy on the same, suggestion of George Hepburn of Soil Fertility Services for applying nitrogen-fixing bacteria product Bio-N for the same.