Meet 6 Cutting-Edge and Farmer-Focused Companies

These innovations will go into the AgLaunch365 Accelerator and on-farm trials after being part of the Row Crop Challenge.

Innovative Ag Tech
Innovative Ag Tech
(AgLaunch, Top Producer)

These innovations will go into the AgLaunch365 Accelerator and on-farm trials after being part of the Row Crop Challenge.

Susterre is designing an ultra-high pressure liquid jet for the planter to cut through residue. They are hoping it improves crop performance for no-till farmers and makes a transition to no-till easier for new adopters.


The Phinite team is working to supercharge the benefits of regenerative agriculture with its proprietary sludge dryer, which produces a uniform fertilizer product from manure (at first, hog manure).


To provide a long-term, eco-friendly soybean cyst nematode control, uses RNAi to bring a new solution to this pest. Early trials show increased yield potential by 15% and reduced chemical use by 30%.


TheBio 800+ product is a biostimulant made from 800 species of active microbes. It’s designed to improve plant response to stress. The company has special formulations for agriculture and turf.


Salin 247 is building a platform for smaller, light-weight, electric-powered, autonomous crop production machines. Its current prototype has been built on four tracks with interchangeable implements.


BovIQ provides beef producers digital records for their livestock via an easy-to-use mobile app. It is cloud-based and eliminates clipboards and paperwork for recording keeping and daily management of the herd.


Meet the entrepreneurs behind these companies at the 2022 Top Producer Summit. Register at TPSummit.com.

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