Koch Agronomic Services

What Koch Agronomic Services does

Koch Agronomic Services, LLC (KAS) is a privately held Wichita, Kansas-based subsidiary of Koch Fertilizer, LLC and Koch Holdings, LLC that develops and sells proprietary crop nutrient solutions to agricultural growers and retailers. The company's portfolio spans three product categories: nitrogen protection (ANVOL, CENTURO, AGROTAIN and SUPERU), nutrient management (WOLF TRAX DDP micronutrients, PHOSFORCE phosphorus enhancer, OPTRIENT foliar nutrients), and seed enhancement (PROTIVATE). Products are positioned across the full crop season — fall fertilizer applications through planting, growing and harvest — and are sold through a network of agricultural retailers, cooperatives and distributors in the US, Canada, India, Australia and other international markets, supported by a direct sales and agronomy team.

KAS's competitive position is built on patented chemistry and proprietary formulation technology rather than commodity fertilizer volume. Its portfolio includes two Koch-owned patented active ingredients — Pronitridine (in CENTURO and CENTURO A-PRO, the first nitrification inhibitor registered by the EPA in 40 years) and Duromide (in ANVOL, paired with NBPT for ammonia volatilization protection). Supporting formulation technologies include EvenCoat Technology for uniform dry fertilizer coating in WOLF TRAX DDP micronutrients, N-TEGRATION Technology that integrates urease and nitrification inhibitors into every SUPERU granule, and a phosphodiesterase enzyme active in PHOSFORCE that mineralizes organic soil phosphorus for up to eight weeks. Efficacy claims are backed by 25+ years of field data and over 1,000 trials, with quantified outcomes such as a 31 bu/acre corn yield advantage for ANVOL, +18 bu/acre for CENTURO A-PRO and a 5.2 bu/acre average corn yield lift across 154 PHOSFORCE trials.

The business model is product sales of branded crop input additives distributed through a multi-tier channel. KAS operates a sales-led and channel-partner hybrid go-to-market, combining a direct agronomy and sales force that engages retail partners and large growers with a wider network of agricultural retailers, cooperatives and independent distributors who resell to end-growers. Revenue derives from hardware sales of nitrogen stabilizers, premium stabilized fertilizers, micronutrients, seed enhancers and foliar nutrients, with no public pricing disclosure. The company has expanded via M&A — including the Compass Minerals North American micronutrient assets and Mendel Biotechnology — and through partnerships such as its collaboration with SVG Ventures THRIVE to source innovation. As a private subsidiary inside Koch Holdings, specific revenue, headcount trend and ownership detail are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Koch Agronomic Services

Legal name

Koch Agronomic Services, LLC

Website

https://kochagronomicservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Koch Agronomic Services is a privately held Koch Fertilizer subsidiary that develops and sells proprietary crop nutrient solutions — including nitrogen stabilizers, micronutrients, seed enhancers and phosphorus enhancers — to growers and agricultural retailers across the US, Canada, India and Australia through a direct sales team and retail distribution network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Crop Nutrition

NAICS

Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing (325311), Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing (325314), Support Activities for Crop Production (1151), Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (42491)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

NPK & Compound/Blended Fertilizers (IMAEAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Nutrient Management Planning & Fertility Programs (AFACABAB), Liquid Specialty Fertilizers (Suspensions, Solutions, UAN Blends) (AFABACAF), Secondary Nutrient Specialty Fertilizers (Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfur) (AFABACAJ), Agronomy Advisory & Field Services (Retailer-Affiliated) (AFABAJAH)

Keywords

• Nitrogen stabilizers
• Crop nutrient solutions
• Agricultural micronutrients
• Seed enhancement products
• Fertilizer additives

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

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, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Crop Nutrient Products: KAS generates revenue through the sale of proprietary plant nutrient solutions including nitrogen stabilizers, micronutrients, seed enhancement products, and phosphorus nutrient enhancers. Products are sold to growers and agricultural retailers through a distribution network.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Koch Agronomic Services (KAS) develops, manufactures, and sells proprietary crop nutrient solutions spanning three categories: Nutrient Protection (nitrogen stabilizers such as ANVOL, CENTURO, AGROTAIN, and the premium stabilized fertilizer SUPERU), Nutrient Management (WOLF TRAX Dry Dispersible Powder micronutrients, the PHOSFORCE enzyme-based phosphorus enhancer, and OPTRIENT foliar nutrients), and Seed Enhancement (PROTIVATE nutritional seed enhancers). Products are sold to agricultural retailers, cooperatives, and growers to reduce nitrogen loss, improve nutrient use efficiency, and increase crop yields across row and specialty crops.

Product overview

Koch Agronomic Services (KAS) delivers trusted crop nutrient solutions organized into three categories: Nutrient Protection (nitrogen stabilizers and premium fertilizers including ANVOL, CENTURO, AGROTAIN, and SUPERU), Nutrient Management (micronutrients including WOLF TRAX DDP products, PHOSFORCE enzyme enhancer, and OPTRIENT foliar nutrients), and Seed Enhancement (PROTIVATE nutritional seed enhancers). The portfolio covers the full crop season from fall fertilizer applications through planting, growing, and harvest, with products designed to protect nitrogen investments, manage micronutrients, and enhance seed performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WOLF TRAX: Dry Dispersible Powder (DDP) micronutrients with EvenCoat Technology for nutrient management.
• ANVOL
• CENTURO
• AGROTAIN
• SUPERU
• PROTIVATE
• PHOSFORCE
• OPTRIENT

Products and services

• WOLF TRAX DDP Micronutrients Dry Dispersible Powder (DDP) micronutrients featuring EvenCoat technology that delivers nutrients uniformly across dry fertilizer granules in closer proximity to growing roots. Includes Zinc DDP (62% zinc), Boron DDP (18% boron), Manganese DDP (33% manganese), Iron DDP (46.5% iron), Calcium DDP (27% calcium), Copper DDP (56.5% copper), Magnesium DDP (30% magnesium), and blends 3-TRAX DDP, NU-TRAX P+ DDP, and CROPMIX DDP. For growers and retailers seeking uniform micronutrient delivery in dry fertilizer blends.
• ANVOL Nitrogen Stabilizer Nitrogen stabilizer featuring dual-active ingredients NBPT and Koch-patented Duromide. Designed to defend against ammonia volatilization over a wider range of soil conditions with longest-lasting protection. Proven to increase nitrogen protection efficiency by up to 33% versus NBPT alone. For growers and retailers applying urea or UAN who need extended volatilization protection and wider application windows.
• CENTURO Nitrogen Stabilizer Nitrification inhibitor featuring patented active ingredient Pronitridine, delivering below-ground protection against leaching and denitrification in anhydrous ammonia and UAN applications. CENTURO was the first nitrification inhibitor registered by the EPA in 40 years. Available in original CENTURO (14% Pronitridine) and CENTURO A-PRO (44% Pronitridine) formulations. Both are noncorrosive to fertilizer equipment metals. For retailers and growers using anhydrous ammonia or UAN who need protection against leaching and denitrification.
• AGROTAIN Nitrogen Stabilizer Original urease inhibitor technology with over 25 years of trials and real-world results on millions of acres, backed by more than 1,000 trials. Contains active ingredient NBPT for protection against ammonia volatilization. Available in AGROTAIN Advanced 1.0 (liquid formulation) and AGROTAIN Dri-Maxx (dry formulation). For growers and retailers seeking proven urease inhibition across 15 crops and multiple application methods.
• SUPERU Premium Fertilizer Ready-to-use stabilized urea-based fertilizer with 46% nitrogen concentration, featuring N-TEGRATION technology that integrates urease and nitrification inhibitors uniformly within every single granule for protection against volatilization, denitrification, and leaching. Delivers consistent nutrient protection and maximum nitrogen uptake. For growers seeking a single-pass premium stabilized nitrogen fertilizer with broad-acre application flexibility.
• PROTIVATE Nutritional Seed Enhancer Dual-purpose nutritional seed enhancer providing critical nutrients for early crop growth while replacing talc and graphite in planter equipment. Multiple formulations (NU4-DRI, NU4-DRI Graphite, NU5-DRI, NU4-LUX, NU5-LUX) support various application methods and contain phosphate, manganese, and zinc to support shoot and root growth during crop establishment. For growers seeking early-season crop nutrition and improved seed handling.
• PHOSFORCE Nutrient Enhancer Novel enzyme product with active ingredient phosphodiesterase that breaks down organic phosphorus molecules in soil reserves into plant-available forms, providing up to 8 weeks of phosphorus mineralization for optimal crop root systems and yield potential. Proven across 15 crops with more than 10 years of trial data, including 154 yield trials showing an average 5.2 bu/acre corn yield increase. For growers facing phosphorus unavailability in soil.
• OPTRIENT Foliar Nutrients Ready-to-use liquid foliar nutrients providing targeted application of key nutrients. OPTRIENT MoCo-Ni delivers molybdenum, cobalt, and nickel to convert nitrogen into plant-available form. OPTRIENT NITAMIN is a short-to-medium-chain methylene urea for foliar nitrogen nutrition. For specialty crop growers (almonds, pistachios, peanuts, tree nuts, fruit) seeking targeted foliar nutrition to improve nut quality, split nut percentages, and flower retention.

Quantifiable outcome

• 31 bushels per acre average corn yield advantage with ANVOL over untreated urea (across 8 site-years)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• SVG Ventures THRIVEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKAS announced a collaboration with SVG Ventures THRIVE to grow its product portfolio through innovation and technology partnerships. This strategic partnership aims to identify new opportunities for product development and expansion of the KAS product portfolio.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Sound Agriculture: Sound Agriculture offers SOURCE and other nutrient efficiency products that activate soil microbes and improve phosphorus and nitrogen availability. Its enzyme-based approach to unlocking soil nutrients is directly comparable to KAS's PHOSFORCE phosphodiesterase product and represents emerging competition in the nutrient efficiency space.
• Anuvia Plant Nutrients: Anuvia produces enhanced efficiency fertilizers using organic waste-derived materials to improve nutrient release and uptake. Its focus on premium specialty fertilizers with sustainability positioning places it in the same emerging market segment as KAS's SUPERU and stabilized nitrogen products.

Direct peers

• Verdesian Life Sciences: Verdesian develops and sells specialty agricultural products including nitrogen stabilizers (e.g., NutriSphere-N, AVAIL) and other nutrient efficiency technologies. It is the closest direct competitor to KAS in the nitrogen stabilizer and phosphorus efficiency enhancer markets, with overlapping retail distribution and product positioning.
• Compass Minerals: Compass Minerals' Plant Nutrition division was historically a direct competitor in micronutrients (Wolf Trax was previously a Compass Minerals brand). KAS acquired Compass Minerals' North American Micronutrient Assets, making Compass Minerals a former peer and demonstrating direct competitive overlap in the specialty micronutrient market.
• Helena Agri-Enterprises: Helena is a major distributor and formulator of crop protection and specialty fertilizer products sold through ag retailers. It directly competes with KAS at the retail distribution layer and offers its own branded nutrient efficiency and adjuvant products targeting the same growers.
• Nachurs Alpine Solutions: Nachurs Alpine Solutions manufactures liquid specialty fertilizers and in-furrow starter products for row crops. Its focus on liquid specialty fertilizer blends for corn, soybeans, and other crops is directly comparable to KAS's SUPERU and PROTIVATE liquid/granular product lines, with overlapping retail distribution channels.

Broad incumbents

• ICL Group: ICL is a global specialty fertilizers and specialty chemicals producer offering controlled-release, water-soluble, and foliar fertilizers. Its specialty fertilizer portfolio directly overlaps with KAS micronutrients and efficiency-enhanced products, and it has the R&D scale to compete in proprietary crop nutrition technology.
• Corteva Agriscience: Corteva is a major seed and crop protection company that has been expanding into biologicals and plant nutrition. Its move into nutrient efficiency and biological products positions it as a broad incumbent competitor to KAS in adjacent crop input categories, leveraging deep R&D and global distribution.
• Nutrien Ag Solutions: Nutrien is the world's largest crop input retailer and a major fertilizer producer, offering its own proprietary Loveland and Dyna-Gro branded crop inputs. It competes broadly with KAS through its proprietary line of nitrogen stabilizers and micronutrients and via its dominant retail footprint that distributes competitors' products.
• CF Industries: CF Industries is one of the largest nitrogen fertilizer producers globally, manufacturing ammonia, urea, and UAN. As a major upstream nitrogen supplier, CF has the scale to develop or in-license competing nitrogen stabilizer technologies and reach growers through established wholesale channels overlapping with KAS distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments1 record

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