PrairieFood

What PrairieFood does

PrairieFood is a privately held Kansas-based soil health company founded in 2016 that manufactures bioavailable micro-carbon soil amendments from agricultural biowaste. The company's core technology is a patented continuous-flow HydroThermal Carbonization (HTC) process that deconstructs biomass in seconds — breaking the time and cost barriers of conventional HTC systems — and produces slurry rich in labile (digestible) carbon, short-chain fatty acids, amino acids, and soluble nutrients. Two flagship products are sold: PrairieFood Slurry (~12% total solids, 55.7% volatile solids, pH 5.1) formulated for long-term soil building via high-volume liquid application at 40 gallons per acre, and PrairieFood Nitro (~1.7% total solids) optimized for rapid microbial ignition and flexible in-season application at 6 gallons per acre via standard sprayers, pivots, Y-drops, or in-furrow planters.

PrairieFood sells directly to Midwest row crop farmers (corn, soybeans, wheat) in Kansas, Nebraska, and surrounding states, with product compatibility across standard farm equipment enabling adoption without capital expenditure. The company pursues a multi-channel go-to-market combining direct sales, farmer-to-farmer referrals via case-study testimonials, distributor relationships, and grant-funded pilot programs — most recently a Patterson Family Foundation-backed transitional agronomy pilot launching with Kansas farmers in 2026. The company has 11-50 employees, a primary manufacturing site in Kansas with planned Midwest expansion, and a newly opened office in Aurora, Nebraska as of December 2025. Revenue is generated through product sales with no publicly disclosed pricing.

Leadership is concentrated around co-founder and CEO Jason Tatge, a serial agricultural technology entrepreneur who previously founded Farms Technology (electronic grain marketplace) and Farmobile (acquired by AGI), and who is an active member of the Pipeline Entrepreneurs network. Griffin W. Roberts is co-founder and Robert Herrington serves as Chairman of the Board.

Name

PrairieFood

Legal name

PrairieFood

Website

https://prairiefood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PrairieFood manufactures bioavailable micro-carbon soil amendments (Slurry and Nitro) using a patented continuous-flow HydroThermal Carbonization process that converts agricultural biowaste into labile carbon products for Midwest row crop farmers seeking to improve soil health and reduce synthetic fertilizer reliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Soil Amendments

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Biochar & Carbon-Based Soil Conditioners (AFABADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biochar Production & Soil/Material Applications (EUABAFAC), Bio-based Fertilizers, Soil Amendments & Biostimulants (Digestate-derived, biochar-based inputs) (EUAAAIAH), Biochar, Activated Carbon & Soil Amendments (from forest biomass) (IMAMALAH)

Keywords

• Soil health products
• Biological soil amendments
• Regenerative agriculture inputs
• Microbial carbon stimulants
• Biowaste to hydrochar

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrence

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Soil Amendment Products: Sale of PrairieFood Slurry and Nitro soil amendment products to farmers and agricultural operations. Products are applied at rates measured in gallons per acre (typically 40 gpa for slurry applications). Revenue is generated through direct product sales with application equipment compatibility across various farming systems.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PrairieFood manufactures and sells two bioavailable micro-carbon soil amendment products — PrairieFood Slurry and PrairieFood Nitro — produced via a patented continuous-flow HydroThermal Carbonization (HTC) process that converts regional agricultural biowaste (e.g., cattle manure, crop residues) into liquid products rich in short-chain fatty acids, amino acids, and soluble nutrients for row-crop farmers in the U.S. Midwest.

Product overview

PrairieFood is a soil health company offering two complementary microbial stimulant products—PrairieFood Slurry and PrairieFood Nitro—both produced through a patented continuous-flow HydroThermal Carbonization (HTC) process that converts agricultural biowaste into bioavailable micro-carbon compounds. Slurry is the long-term soil-building product with higher mass and SCFAs per gallon for fertility restoration, while Nitro provides rapid biological ignition with flexible, modern application methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PrairieFood Slurry A high-solids (~12% total solids, ~55.7% volatile solids, pH 5.1) liquid soil amendment containing elevated short-chain fatty acids, macro- and micronutrients, and bioavailable micro-carbon. Designed for long-term soil building and fertility restoration, applied at approximately 40 gallons per acre using high-flow liquid sprayers or fertilizer injection systems. Intended for row-crop farmers (corn, soybean, wheat) in the U.S. Midwest.
• PrairieFood Nitro A low-solids (~1.7% total solids) liquid amendment offering higher nutrient availability per unit of solids, including elevated total nitrogen, digestible carbon, and amino acids. Optimized for rapid microbial ignition and flexible in-season use, compatible with standard sprayers, pivots, Y-drops, broadcast, and in-furrow planting equipment at ~6 gallons per acre in-furrow. Intended for row-crop farmers seeking quick biological response and reduced synthetic fertilizer dependency.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12.5% increase in total bacterial community population
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pipeline EntrepreneurscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2025Pipeline Entrepreneurs network, where CEO Jason Tatge serves as member and former Member President, co-receives Patterson Family Foundation grant with PrairieFood for Kansas farmer soil health program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Aries Clean Energy: Converts organic and agricultural waste into biochar and renewable energy via thermal conversion systems. Comparable biomass-conversion technology stack and end-product soil-amendment application, though primarily a technology/infrastructure vendor rather than direct farmer seller.
• Concentric Ag (formerly Inocucor): Develops microbial crop input products and soil health biologics. Comparable biological-input positioning and regenerative agriculture thesis, though focused on microbial consortia rather than biomass-derived carbon chemistry.

Direct peers

• Pivot Bio: Commercial-stage microbial nitrogen-fixation product for corn and other row crops in the U.S. Midwest. Highly comparable target customer, distribution model (ag retailers and direct-to-farmer), and biological-input value proposition aimed at reducing synthetic nitrogen reliance.
• Sound Agriculture: Develops soil-microbiome stimulants that improve nutrient availability for row crop farmers. Closely analogous mechanism — feeding native soil biology to unlock existing fertility — and overlapping Midwest row-crop customer base.
• Biochar Supreme: Commercial biochar producer selling soil amendment products derived from forest and agricultural biomass. Comparable feedstock-to-soil-amendment model and agricultural customer base, though focused on stable carbon rather than PrairieFood's labile micro-carbon chemistry.
• Pacific Biochar Benefit Corp: Producer of biochar-based soil amendments targeting agriculture, livestock, and environmental remediation. Comparable biomass-derived soil amendment product and end-market, with overlapping positioning on soil health and reduced input dependency.
• Locus Agricultural Solutions: Produces microbial soil amendments and biological fertilizers for row crops, specialty crops, and turf. Comparable biological-input technology, product positioning, and ag-retailer distribution model serving farmers seeking to reduce synthetic inputs.
• Cool Planet (now part of Plant Response): Pioneered engineered biochar soil amendments from biomass feedstocks for agricultural use. Comparable biomass-to-soil-amendment value chain, agronomic positioning, and product-end-use, making it a direct historical analogue to PrairieFood's HTC slurry platform.

Broad incumbents

• Indigo Ag: Largest biologicals/regenerative agriculture platform serving row-crop farmers with microbial seed treatments, biocarbon soil amendments, and carbon programs. Overlaps on soil-biology positioning and Midwest customer base, but operates at significantly broader scale across multiple product categories.

Regional players

• Pacific Gro: Liquid biological fertilizer and soil amendment producer using fish and seafood byproducts. Comparable liquid bio-based soil amendment product form and waste-stream-to-agriculture circular-economy thesis, though serving West Coast and Southeast specialty-crop markets rather than Midwest row crops.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=BJj7o9v2IP0&ab_channel=PrairieFood
• Facebookfacebook.com/PrairieFoodNow

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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