Founded in 1955 by an agricultural researcher, a fertilizer marketer and a business manager, Growers Mineral, Corp. produces and sells its non-toxic Growers Mineral Solution liquid fertilizer from Milan, Ohio. The family-owned company still operates from a former 1905 brewery and now serves farmers across 27 U.S. states, Ontario and Quebec. Its program pairs the fertilizer with practical soil-health guidance, on-farm research and educational meetings, carrying the founders’ agricultural approach into a third generation of day-to-day leadership.
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Espoma OrganicFounded in 1929 by H.G. Sanders, Espoma Organic makes natural and organic fertilizers and soil products for home gardeners. Still family-owned through five generations, the South Jersey company operates manufacturing facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including a solar-powered Millville plant and a 60,000-square-foot facility in Hegins. Its long-running Tone fertilizer line, including the original Holly-tone introduced in 1946, has helped make organic gardening a family tradition for more than nine decades.HEGINS, PA
Melvin Weaver & SonsFounded in 1975 from a Lancaster farmer’s need for dependable crop inputs, family-owned Melvin Weaver & Sons supplies crop protection and nutrition products while helping growers and independent retailers make sound agronomic decisions. The company has grown from Melvin Weaver’s first trailer warehouse into a Lancaster County distribution operation with 100,000 square feet of warehouse space and 250,000 gallons of bulk chemical storage. Now operated by the Weaver family’s second generation, it serves customers throughout the northeastern United States and develops the PowerAG line of micronutrients and adjuvants.LANCASTER, PA
Nachurs Alpine SolutionsFounded in 1946 as a pioneer of precision liquid fertilizer, Nachurs Alpine Solutions manufactures specialty liquid chemicals for agriculture and industrial markets across North America. The Marion, Ohio-rooted company grew from the merger of The Na-Churs Plant Food Company and Alpine Plant Foods Corporation in 1998 and now operates seven production plants, supported by more than 85 terminals and 200-plus employees. Its agricultural brands serve growers with precision-placed crop nutrition, while its NASi line supplies specialty chemistries to industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining.MARION, OH
Suståne Natural Fertilizer, IncSince 1988, Suståne Natural Fertilizer has manufactured organic and natural slow-release nitrogen fertilizers and soil builders from aerobically composted agricultural resources at its Minnesota operation. Its products are used by growers, turf managers and horticulturists in more than 60 countries, with the company controlling its raw materials, composting and manufacturing processes in-house. Suståne also maintains an analytical chemistry lab and supports its formulations with more than 800 independent studies.STAATSBURG, NY