What Meristem Crop Performance Group does

Meristem Crop Performance Group LLC is a US-based agricultural inputs company founded in 2018 and headquartered in Powell, Ohio. It develops, markets, and distributes a portfolio of crop input products — including foliar nutrition and micronutrients (HOMESTRETCH®, CONVOY®, Harvestshield®), planter box treatment systems (Hopper Throttle®, Revline®, GuardX™, Prephyte ST™, IonLock™), traditional liquid seed treatments (RaceReady™), dry fertilizer additives (FUEL-LINE™), and biological products (NUTRIFUEL™) — designed to help row-crop farmers reduce cost-per-bushel and improve nutrient use efficiency, stress tolerance, and bio-defense.

The company's core technology is the patented BIO-CAPSULE™ delivery platform, which keeps live biologicals separate and stable until the point of in-field application, addressing a core shelf-life and viability limitation of microbial crop inputs. Complementary proprietary platforms include ETHER™ Enzyme Technology (used in seed treatments and dry fertilizer impregnation) and IonLock™ Zinc encapsulation technology (for in-furrow micronutrient delivery). Several products, including GuardX™ bioinsecticide and METALAXYL, are EPA-registered, and the company has stated an intent to 'replace traditional synthetics with lower use-rate biodefense solutions.'

Meristem generates revenue through one-time sales of crop input products, distributed primarily via an authorized dealer network across the United States with a secondary direct-to-consumer e-commerce channel (Shopify storefront). Pricing is quote-based through dealers rather than publicly disclosed. The company has a strategic alliance with the USDA under its Regenerative Pilot Program (announced 2025-12-10) and has received growth capital from Bridgepoint (2024-10-23). Operations are concentrated in North America (USA), with the firm self-positioning as a global leader in live, in-field biological delivery.

Name

Meristem Crop Performance Group

Legal name

Meristem Crop Performance Group LLC

Website

https://meristemag.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Meristem Crop Performance Group is a US agricultural inputs company that sells biologicals, foliar nutrition, planter box treatments, and seed treatments to row-crop farmers through dealers and direct e-commerce, anchored by its patented BIO-CAPSULE™ delivery platform for live biologicals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Crop Inputs

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532), Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (3253), Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491)

SIC

Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150), Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833)

akta.pro primary industry

Biostimulant-Enhanced Fertilizers (Humic/Fulvic, Amino Acids, Seaweed Blends) (AFABACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biological Formulation, Fermentation & Scale-Up Manufacturing (AFABAEAM), Seed & Trait Distribution (Dealer Networks) (AFABAJAD)

Keywords

• Agricultural biologicals
• Crop input products
• Planter box treatments
• Foliar micronutrients
• Biological seed treatments

Headquarters

HQ city

Powell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Crop Input Products: Meristem generates revenue through the sale of biological crop inputs including foliar nutrition, planter box treatments, seed treatments, and adjuvants. Products are sold through dealer networks and direct e-commerce channels to farmers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Meristem Crop Performance Group manufactures and sells agricultural crop input products designed to help row crop farmers produce more bushels for less cost per bushel. Its portfolio spans foliar nutrition, micronutrients, planter box treatments, liquid seed treatments, dry fertilizer additives, and biologicals, with the proprietary BIO-CAPSULE™ delivery platform enabling live, in-field biologicals to remain viable until the point of application.

Product overview

Meristem Crop Performance Group is an agricultural products company that helps farmers produce more bushels for less cost per bushel through a portfolio of crop input products. The company is the global leader in delivering live, in-field biologicals through the patented BIO-CAPSULE™ Technology platform. The product portfolio consists of multiple interconnected product lines organized by application method: (1) Foliar Nutrition & Micronutrients including HOMESTRETCH® products (Boron, Manganese, Zinc, NKB-S, S, ULTRA), CONVOY® products, and Harvestshield™ products; (2) Planter Box Treatments including the Hopper Throttle® and Revline® Hopper Throttle® systems for corn, soybean, cotton, dry bean, peas/lentils, small grains, rice, and sugarbeet, plus GuardX™, Prephyte ST™, IonLock™ Zn-C+, and METALAXYL; (3) Traditional Liquid Seed Treatments under the RaceReady™ brand for soybeans and wheat; (4) Dry Fertilizer Additives including FUEL-LINE™; and (5) Biological products like NUTRIFUEL™. The portfolio addresses nutrient use efficiency, biofertilizers/biostimulants, stress management, and bio-defense solutions through the Bio-Capsule delivery system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Harvestshield®: Advanced foliar nutritional and biostimulant formulations for protecting crops and minimizing yield loss under abiotic stress conditions
• CONVOY®
• HOMESTRETCH®
• RaceReady™
• FUEL-LINE™
• Hopper Throttle®
• Revline®
• GuardX™
• BIO-CAPSULE™
• ETHER™
• NUTRIFUEL™
• Excavator®
• Upshift®
• IonLock™

Products and services

• Harvestshield® EVO

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• USDAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew strategic alliance between USDA and Meristem Crop Performance seeks to get more money to American farmers through the USDA's new Regenerative Pilot Program designed to lower farmer production costs and advance the MAHA agenda.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pivot Bio: US-based ag biologicals company specializing in microbial nitrogen-fixing products for corn and other row crops. Closely comparable to Meristem on biological delivery, row-crop focus, and dealer/distributor-led GTM.
• NewLeaf Symbiotics: Microbial agricultural company focused on pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs (PPFMs) for crop nutrition and protection. Comparable to Meristem on biological formulation, delivery innovation, and row-crop positioning.
• Indigo Ag: AgTech company with a biologicals portfolio (microbial seed treatments, biostimulants) serving row-crop farmers. Comparable to Meristem on biological crop inputs and broad row-crop customer base, though materially larger and broader in scope.
• Sound Agriculture: Developer of bio-inspired nutrient efficiency and on-demand crop input solutions for row crops. Comparable to Meristem in biologicals-meets-foliar-nutrition positioning and dealer-driven distribution to US farmers.
• BioConsortia: Developer of microbial consortia for nitrogen fixation, phosphorus solubilization, and yield improvement in row crops. Comparable to Meristem on microbial product positioning and row-crop end market.
• Marrone Bio Innovations (now part of Biofungicide/STK Group): Biological crop protection and plant health products company (biopesticides, biostimulants). Comparable to Meristem on bioinsecticide/biofungicide portfolio (GuardX adjacency) and foliar biostimulant overlap with Harvestshield.
• AgBiome: Microbial ag-input developer using a proprietary GENESIS discovery platform to create biological crop protection and nutrition products. Comparable to Meristem in biological crop input R&D and biological-pesticide/nutrition overlap (GuardX-like).

Broad incumbents

• Helena Agri-Enterprises: National ag-input distributor offering crop protection, fertilizer, and specialty products (including biologicals) through a dealer/retail network. Comparable to Meristem on distribution reach and crop input adjacency, but at incumbent scale.
• WinField United (Land O'Lakes): Crop input and agricultural services business of Land O'Lakes, distributing seed treatments, micronutrients, and crop protection through a cooperative retail network. Comparable to Meristem on planter-box / foliar nutrition adjacency and dealer/co-op-led GTM.
• Loveland Products (Nutrien Ag Solutions): Crop input manufacturer/distributor owned by Nutrien, offering foliar nutrition, micronutrients, seed treatments, and adjuvants. Comparable to Meristem on broad crop input portfolio and dealer-driven distribution, though at vastly larger scale and as part of Nutrien's full stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/meristemag
• Facebookfacebook.com/meristemag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meristem-crop-performance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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