Our organizing committee selected companies to receive a feature during the 2021 Ag Innovation Showcase that best represented the 2021 theme Recovery, Regeneration, Reimagining. Further, they represented innovations that will enhance sustainability and help improve the field.

VIEW SELECTED COMPANIES

in alphabetical order

3Bar Biologics is a microbe delivery and manufacturing company that partners with microbe discovery and commercialization companies. Their proprietary biomanufacturing and Just-In-Time fermentation technology has re-invented the delivery of living microbial products. They've changed the biomanufacturing process, unlocking potential not available for commercial production until now.

 

BRI is a leading developer and supplier of feed additives that help poultry, swine and aqua producers optimize performance and gut health while maximizing profits in a sustainable manner. Based in the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, a major U.S. biotechnology hub, BRI applies the latest scientific techniques and rigorous data analysis to fuel the discovery, design, and production of specialty feed additives with functional characteristics that generate high value for animal producers.

 

Holganix is a manufacturer of plant probiotics that harness the power of soil microorganisms to optimize soils and grow healthier, more sustainable plants.

 

Konbit PBC is a food security public benefit corporation that enables food equity and food sovereignty across the globe through 5 focus areas, 1) Catalyzing a network of Community-centered social entrepreneurs; 2) Localizing food production; 3) Bring eco-system experts and partners to harness indigenous knowledge as well as contemporary next-gen economic and farming thinking and practice; 4) Local currency for value exchange tracked on an app; and 5) Smart farming of nutrient dense foods.

 

Kray Technologies created the world-first digital and fully unmanned drone crop sprayer that delivers on-demand fertilizers and pesticides right to farmers’ fields.

 

Lucent BioSciences delivers Soileos: a sustainable, non-leaching micronutrient fertilizer for agriculture. Soileos is made from natural ingredients and increases crop yields and nutrient uptake at a lower cost per hectare while not polluting groundwater.

 

Mi Terro is the world's first biotechnology company that creates ocean degradable and home compostable flexible packaging materials made from agricultural byproducts and surplus food.

 

Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc. (OSF) began as a small, dynamic agricultural biotechnology company based in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1996, OSF specializes in developing tree fruit varieties with novel attributes that benefit fruit producers and consumers alike. OSF is one of the first firms to pursue the use of biotechnology to deliver product innovations to the tree fruit industry.

 

Persistence Data Mining’s cutting-edge technology provides accurate and scalable soil testing solutions that enable growers to optimize crop yields, reduce input costs, and improve soil health - resulting in healthier food and a healthier planet.

 

Phospholutions develops products and solutions for solving phosphorus problems. Creating a more sustainable future for phosphorus is our number one priority. Founded in April 2016 by Penn State graduates, Phospholutions has commercialized a patented technology developed at Penn State University.

 

Silvec Biologics has discovered a new type of RNA that can be used to deliver beneficial traits to trees, vines, and bushes, without impacting their genomes. Its proprietary products can be applied via a single graft taking minutes to perform in seedlings or mature trees that induce them to produce their own anti-pathogenic or trait enhancing agents for the remainder of their lives. It does not damage them in any way, is not heritable, and does not spread from tree-to-tree.

 

Smart Yields distills a potent mix of real-time monitoring, data analytics, and digital agronomy into a simple and intuitive mobile app. Designed for use in the field, Smart Yields puts the power of precision agriculture in the hands of all growers — especially small- to medium-sized independent farms.

 

Susterre manufactures products that enhance agriculture by lowering the cost of farming, improving the health of the soil, and preserving the earth’s natural resources. These benefits are reflected in the very name of the company, which is derived from the terms, “sustainable” and the French term for land, “terre.”

 

SynShark started with a rebellious idea: to reinvent how science can solve the problems of scarce resources. Working with leading technologists, the Company designed new plant pathways to channel photosynthesis energy towards terpene production, something native to the plant. With designs in hand, they plant and harvest each year larger fields as bio manufacturers of ingredients without any post extraction conversion.

 

WayBeyond builds products so commercial growers can improve farm management, yield prediction, crop registration, and greenhouse monitoring using their FarmRoad platform, a crop management software.