Founded in State College in 2016, Phospholutions develops phosphorus-efficiency technology for agriculture, including its RhizoSorb 8-39-0 fertilizer. The technology grew out of more than 30 years of Penn State research and is designed to keep more applied phosphate available to crops while reducing fertilizer use and environmental loss. RhizoSorb has been tested across 18 states and used on more than one million acres.
Growers Mineral, CorpFounded 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.MILAN, OH
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
Verdesian Life SciencesVerdesian Life Sciences, incorporated in 2012, develops nutrient use efficiency technologies intended to help crops use nutrients more effectively. The company conducts research, development, and testing of agricultural inputs and also provides custom fertilizer blending and contract granulation services. Its work serves agricultural growers and agribusiness partners across more than 20 countries.NORTH LIMA, OH
Lebanon Seaboard CorporationLebanon Seaboard Corporation has grown from Vernon Bishop’s 1947 purchase of a Lebanon, Pennsylvania, fertilizer plant into a company with six production facilities and more than 250 employees. Still headquartered in Lebanon after more than 75 years, it develops and manufactures turf and garden products for professional grounds managers and homeowners, with its LebanonTurf division known for combining controlled-release fertilizer technology with biological plant nutrition.BINGHAMTON, NY