BioAg
BioAg (Faust Bio-Agricultural Services) is a founder-owned Oregon bio-agricultural company that formulates OMRI-listed humic, fulvic, amino acid, biological, and silicate inputs for commercial growers, golf course superintendents, home gardeners, and hemp producers, distributed via regional dealers and export shipping.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1980
- HeadquartersIndependence, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What BioAg does
BioAg, formally Faust Bio-Agricultural Services, Inc., is a privately-held, founder-owned bio-agricultural products company established in the early 1980s by Robert Faust (PhD) and Carly Faust. The company formulates and supplies a portfolio of bio-nutritional crop inputs, including humic acids, fulvic acids, amino acids, micronutrients, mycorrhizal fungi-based biologicals, and specialty silicates. Multiple SKUs carry OMRI listing, positioning the catalog for the certified organic production channel. Operations were relocated from Hawaii to the Willamette Valley, Oregon in 2005, which remains the company's primary manufacturing and distribution base.
The commercial model is product sale through agricultural input distribution: BioAg sells primarily via a regional Oregon dealer network and ships directly to international customers in Egypt, Mexico, Jamaica, and Belize. Served segments include commercial crop growers (the primary channel), golf course superintendents, home gardeners, and hemp/cannabis growers, the last added through a 2019 partnership with LA Hearne. There is no disclosed pricing model, contract structure, or subscription component — revenue is transactional at the dealer and direct-ship level.
There is no disclosed revenue, headcount, external funding, or M&A history. The leadership team is small and founder-centric, with a Chief Creative Officer (Dru Martin) whose publicly described expertise centers on AI-assisted brand image creation rather than on core agronomic or formulation R&D. Overall, BioAg presents as a long-tenured, niche specialty input manufacturer whose strategic activity in recent years has centered on product-line extension, geographic diversification through export shipping, and entry into the hemp input vertical rather than on scale-building via capital or acquisition.
BioAg firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- BioAg
- Legal name
- Faust Bio-Agricultural Services, Inc.
- Website
- https://bioag.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1980
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- BioAg (Faust Bio-Agricultural Services) is a founder-owned Oregon bio-agricultural company that formulates OMRI-listed humic, fulvic, amino acid, biological, and silicate inputs for commercial growers, golf course superintendents, home gardeners, and hemp producers, distributed via regional dealers and export shipping.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
BioAg industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Agricultural Biostimulants and Soil Amendments
- NAICS
- Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials (5150)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Biostimulants & Plant Health Biologicals (Microbial/Non-microbial) (AFABAEAK)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Soil Health Activators & Biostimulants (Humates, Amino Acids, Seaweed Extracts) (AFABAKAJ), Biostimulant-Enhanced Fertilizers (Humic/Fulvic, Amino Acids, Seaweed Blends) (AFABACAK), Biofertilizers & Microbial Inoculants (IMAEAEAG), Biological Formulation, Fermentation & Scale-Up Manufacturing (AFABAEAM)
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Where BioAg is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Independence
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
BioAg business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Bio-nutritional Product Sales: Sale of specialty agricultural products including humic acids, fulvic acids, amino acids, micronutrients, biologicals and specialty silicates through dealer network distribution.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
BioAg product offering
Product offeringCore offering
BioAg manufactures and sells a full line of bio-nutritional agricultural inputs including humic acids, fulvic acids, amino acid-based fertilizers (derived from soy protein hydrolysate), silicon products, micronutrient blends, and biological inoculants (mycorrhizal fungi). Products are sold primarily through authorized dealers and field sales staff to commercial growers, golf course superintendents, hemp/cannabis cultivators, and home gardeners seeking to reduce synthetic fertilizer and pesticide dependency while improving nutrient efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance.
Product overview
BioAg is a bio-nutritional products company offering a comprehensive portfolio of soil amendments, biostimulant fertilizers, and biologicals for agricultural and horticultural applications. The product lineup centers on fulvic and humic acids (Ful-Power®, Ful-Humix™), amino acid-based fertilizers (Cal-Mino™, Nitro-Mino™, Boro-Mino™, Multi-Mino™), silicon products (Bio-SuperSil™, Ion-14™), micronutrient blends (TM-7™), and biological inoculants (Vam-Endo Mix). The products are designed to reduce dependency on synthetic fertilizers and pesticides while improving nutrient efficiency, reducing abiotic stress, and enhancing qualitative plant parameters. Many products carry OMRI organic certification and are suitable for use across diverse growing environments including commercial agriculture, turf, and cannabis cultivation.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Ful-Power® A fast-acting fulvic acid isolate produced using a proprietary biological process that mimics Earth's natural processes and improves nutrient uptake without affecting pH or EC. OMRI listed and compatible with all fertilizers and foliar sprays, designed for commercial growers seeking to reduce synthetic fertilizer dependency.
- Ful-Humix™ A soluble, concentrated humic acid product (50%) and powerful soil/nutrient activator that reduces uptake of sodium, aluminum, and other negatively affecting metals, while increasing overall root growth, nutrient availability, and beneficial microbial activity. Available in cold-weather and hot-weather formulations, with a liquid form (Ful-Humix L™ at 3% humic acids).
- Nitro-Mino™ A water-soluble nitrogen fertilizer (14-0-0 NPK) derived from soy protein hydrolysate, containing short chains of amino acids in peptide form from enzymatic hydrolysis of non-GMO soybeans. Low sodium, low nitrate, sprayable concentrate that is OMRI listed for organic production.
- Nitro-Mino™ Plus A nitrogen fertilizer (14-0-0) derived from soy protein hydrolysate with added magnesium (0.5% Mg), formulated for comprehensive plant nutrition.
- Cal-Mino™ A water-soluble calcium fertilizer (8-0-0 with 10% Ca) derived from soy protein hydrolysate and calcium carbonate, formulated for plant calcium nutrition.
- Boro-Mino™ A water-soluble boron fertilizer (5-0-0 with 10% B) derived from soy protein hydrolysate, formulated for plant boron nutrition.
- Multi-Mino™ A specialty amino acid blend (7-0-0) derived from soy protein hydrolysate for comprehensive plant nutrition.
- Bio-SuperSil™ A soluble liquid providing beneficial silicon (0.5% Si) as part of a complete fertilizer program for plant health and stress resistance.
- Ion-14™ A liquid silicon product containing 2% Si, designed to provide beneficial silicon as part of fertilization programs. Also available in liquid form (Ion-14 L™ at 0.15% soluble silicon).
- TM-7™ A humic acid fortified with seven micronutrients designed to improve microbial growth, plant vigor, and growth. Also used for compost tea activation and available as pre-filtered liquid (TM-7 L).
- Vam-Endo Mix A blend of 7 species of granular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi designed to provide superior plant and root growth.
- CytoPlus™ A biostimulant fertilizer (0-0-7.5) containing kelp that naturally stimulates plant growth and health.
Quantifiable outcome
- Products support reduction in synthetic fertilizer and pesticide use while maintaining crop productivity
Companies that use BioAg
Customer profileSegments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
BioAg technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
BioAg partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- LA HearneminorNewest partners from LA Hearne, brothers Keston and Karse Guidici, who are agronomists specializing in hemp production and hail from a multi-generational family farm service company. They provide specialized hemp production consulting services.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
BioAg competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Holganix: Holganix produces biological plant probiotics and soil amendments using microbial and humic-based formulations for agriculture and turf, addressing the same nutrient-efficiency and reduced-synthetic-input value proposition as BioAg.
- Locus Agricultural Solutions: Locus Agricultural Solutions produces microbial soil treatments and biological crop inputs aimed at improving nutrient efficiency and soil health, mirroring BioAg's biological and biostimulant product strategy for commercial agriculture.
- BioWorks: BioWorks manufactures biological and botanical products for horticulture, turf, and specialty agriculture, competing with BioAg's biostimulant and biological offerings for golf course superintendents and specialty growers.
- Actagro: Actagro manufactures humic and fulvic acid-based soil amendments and plant nutrition products for agriculture, directly competing with BioAg's Ful-Humix, Ful-Power, and other humic/fulvic lines in the dealer and distributor channel.
- Verdesian Life Sciences: Verdesian develops specialty fertilizer efficiency, biological, and plant nutrition products including humic acid and biostimulant offerings, overlapping with BioAg's portfolio of bio-nutritional inputs for row crops, specialty crops, and turf.
- Sound Agriculture: Sound Agriculture develops biological and nutrient-use-efficiency products for row crops that reduce synthetic fertilizer dependency, competing directly with BioAg's humic/fulvic and biological positioning for commercial growers.
Broad incumbents
- Pivot Bio: Pivot Bio develops microbial nitrogen-fixing products for row crops as a substitute for synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, addressing the same "reduce synthetic inputs" value proposition as BioAg's humic and amino acid-based offerings.
- Novonesis (Novozymes BioAg): Novonesis operates a large biological agriculture division offering microbial inoculants and biostimulants to commercial growers globally, overlapping with BioAg's Vam-Endo Mix mycorrhizal products and broader biological portfolio.
- AgBiome: AgBiome develops biological crop protection and plant health products using microbial technology, competing in the broader biological inputs space that overlaps with BioAg's mycorrhizal inoculant and biostimulant lines.
Regional players
- Symborg: Symborg develops biostimulants, mycorrhizal inoculants, and microbial products primarily serving European and Latin American specialty crop markets, comparable to BioAg in product category but focused outside the US Pacific Northwest.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
BioAg social profiles
Digital presenceBioAg compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
BioAg financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
BioAg leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
BioAg funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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BioAg M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about BioAg
What does BioAg do?
BioAg manufactures and sells a full line of bio-nutritional agricultural inputs including humic acids, fulvic acids, amino acid-based fertilizers (derived from soy protein hydrolysate), silicon products, micronutrient blends, and biological inoculants (mycorrhizal fungi). Products are sold primarily through authorized dealers and field sales staff to commercial growers, golf course superintendents, hemp/cannabis cultivators, and home gardeners seeking to reduce synthetic fertilizer and pesticide dependency while improving nutrient efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance.
Is BioAg a public or private company?
BioAg is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was BioAg founded?
BioAg was founded in 1980. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is BioAg based?
BioAg is headquartered in Independence, United States, in the North America region.
How does BioAg make money?
One revenue line is on record: bio-nutritional Product Sales.
Who are BioAg's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Holganix, Locus Agricultural Solutions, BioWorks, Actagro, Verdesian Life Sciences and Sound Agriculture. Broad incumbents are Pivot Bio, Novonesis (Novozymes BioAg) and AgBiome. Symborg is listed as a regional player.
Does BioAg have an API?
No public API is recorded for BioAg.
What industry is BioAg in?
BioAg's product category is Agricultural Biostimulants and Soil Amendments. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFABAEAK, Biostimulants & Plant Health Biologicals (Microbial/Non-microbial), with a secondary code of AFABAKAJ, Soil Health Activators & Biostimulants (Humates, Amino Acids, Seaweed Extracts). Its NAICS code is 32532 and its SIC code is 5150.