BioAg

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.

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

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)

Keywords

• Agricultural biostimulants
• Humic acid fertilizers
• Fulvic acid products
• Mycorrhizal inoculants
• Soil amendments

Headquarters

HQ city

Independence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 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

Core 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

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• LA HearneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Newest 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

Direct 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

• Xx.com/the_og_bioag

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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