Agri-Analysis

What Agri-Analysis does

Agri-Analysis LLC is an independent agricultural diagnostic laboratory founded in 1981 by plant pathologist Glenn Friebertshauser and headquartered in Davis, California. The company detects and identifies viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens in plant material, seeds, and soil using ELISA, PCR, and traditional culturing and enumeration methods. Its proprietary offerings include the VINEGUARD Panel (Standard and Extensive) covering 18+ grapevine viruses and pathogens, a Lettuce Mosaic Virus assay capable of detecting 1 infected seed in 30,000, and an ELISA reagent catalog spanning 200+ plant viruses, 18 bacteria, one fungus, and one Bt GMO. Seed health testing is performed under USDA-APHIS NSHS, ISTA, ISHI-Veg, CCIA, and CDFA reference methods to certify compliance with California seed laws requiring zero infection.

The company serves a horizontally segmented customer base that includes growers, vineyard management companies, growers associations, agricultural consultants, universities and research institutes, service laboratories, seed companies, and real estate/property owners. Samples are submitted directly by customers via commercial carriers, USPS, in-person drop-off, or staff pickup, with results delivered by email and a customer portal ('My Agri-Analysis') available for account management. Pricing is pay-as-you-go across Regular, Rush (2nd-day), and Speed-LMV (same-day) service tiers, with 30-day payment terms.

Revenue is generated through four streams: core laboratory testing services (transaction fees), ELISA reagent and testing supply sales, premium rush/same-day priority services, and custom contract research. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed. The company remains privately held with no evidence of external institutional investment, no disclosed M&A, and a small (1-10) employee base operating from a single Davis laboratory and a West Sacramento sample delivery point.

Name

Agri-Analysis

Legal name

Agri-Analysis LLC

Website

https://agri-analysis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Agri-Analysis is an independent agricultural diagnostic laboratory founded in 1981 in Davis, California, providing ELISA, PCR, and culture-based testing for viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens in plants, seeds, and soil to growers, seed companies, universities, and consultants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Diagnostic Laboratory Services

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Pathogen & Disease Diagnostics Services (Plant, Soil, Water) (AFACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seed Testing Services (Germination, Purity, Vigor, Seed Health) (AFACAKAL), Plant Tissue & Sap Testing Services (AFACAKAB)

Keywords

• Agricultural diagnostic testing
• Plant pathogen detection
• Seed health testing
• ELISA assay services
• Grapevine virus testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Davis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Testing Services: Core revenue from diagnostic testing services for viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogens in plant material, seeds, and soil. Services include Standard and Extensive Vineguard Panels, seed health testing, bacterial disease testing, and custom research projects. Pricing varies by test type and sensitivity requirements.
2. Testing Products: Sale of ELISA reagents for plant virus, bacteria, fungal, and GMO detection, plus testing supplies including buffers, substrates, ELISA plates, and plastic wares. Products sold directly to customers who perform their own testing.
3. Rush/Priority Services: Premium service options including Rush service (guaranteed 2nd-day delivery of results) and Speed-LMV (same-day results) for additional fees.
4. Custom Contract Research: Custom contract research projects for specific agricultural diagnostic needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Agri-Analysis is an independent agricultural diagnostic laboratory that performs viral, bacterial, and fungal pathogen testing on plant material, seeds, and soil using ELISA, PCR, and culturing methods. The company sells proprietary ELISA reagent products for over 200 plant viruses, 18 bacteria, one fungus, and one Bt GMO. It offers specialized testing services including the VINEGUARD Panel for grapevines, Lettuce Mosaic Virus testing with statistical analysis, seed health testing under USDA-APHIS reference protocols, rapid bacterial disease testing, and custom contract research, supported by Rush and Speed-LMV expedited service tiers.

Product overview

Agri-Analysis is an independent agricultural diagnostic laboratory providing state-of-the-art testing services for plant pathogens. The company offers a portfolio of ELISA reagent products (over 200 plant virus tests, 18 bacteria tests, fungal tests, and GMO tests) along with specialized testing services including the Vineguard Panel for grapevine viruses, Lettuce Mosaic Virus Testing with speed options, Seed Health Testing, Bacterial Disease Testing, and Vineyard Virus Survey Programs. The product line includes both testing kits for self-service laboratory use and comprehensive diagnostic laboratory services for growers, management companies, agricultural consultants, universities, research institutes, seed companies, and property owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vineguard Panel Comprehensive testing panels for grapevines including Standard Vineguard Combo Panel (detecting 18 viruses and pathogens) and Extensive Vineguard Panel used in vineyard virus survey programs for California growers.
• Lettuce Mosaic Virus Testing Specialized LMV testing service using ELISA with refined statistical analysis capable of detecting 1 infected seed in 30,000 across 60 sublots of approximately 500 seeds each, as required by California counties; includes Speed-LMV same-day results option.
• Seed Health Testing Seed health testing using USDA-APHIS NSHS, ISTA, ISHI-Veg, CCIA, and CDFA reference methods for pathogens in alfalfa, beans, brassicas, chickpea, coriander, cucurbits, rice, perennial ryegrass, tomato, and pepper seeds.
• Bacterial Disease Testing Rapid ELISA testing for bacterial plant pathogens including Clavibacter michiganensis, Erwinia amylovora (Fire Blight), Pseudomonas syringae, and Xanthomonas species, with a 3-5 business day turnaround.
• Vineyard Virus Survey Program Comprehensive vineyard virus survey service covering site selection, sampling density, time interval, data analysis, reporting method, information management, and survey costs for growers and management companies.
• Custom Contract Research Custom contract research projects for specific agricultural diagnostic needs beyond standard assays.
• ELISA Reagent Products ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) reagents for detection of more than 200 plant viruses, 18 bacteria, one fungus, and one Bt GMO, sold directly to laboratories performing their own testing.
• Testing Supplies Testing supplies including ready-to-use test buffers, substrates, block reagents, surfactants, ELISA plates, and plastic wares for laboratories performing ELISA-based diagnostics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Can detect 1 infected seed in 30,000 for lettuce mosaic virus testing, as required in California counties
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas operates a global agricultural commodities testing business including seed and crop health diagnostics; it is comparable as a scaled incumbent in contract agricultural testing services rather than as a niche plant pathology specialist.
• Bio-Rad Laboratories: Bio-Rad is a major life-science instrumentation and reagents company whose clinical and research diagnostics products, including ELISA platforms, overlap with Agri-Analysis's reagent and assay business, though Bio-Rad operates across much broader life-science end markets.
• Neogen Corporation: Neogen is a publicly traded food and animal safety diagnostics company with plant and seed health testing capabilities; it serves seed companies and agricultural producers with a broader portfolio and global scale, providing a benchmark for what a scaled agricultural diagnostics platform looks like.
• SGS Société Générale de Surveillance: SGS provides agricultural and seed testing services globally, including pathogen and disease diagnostics for seed health certification, directly competing with Agri-Analysis's contract diagnostic services for international seed and grower customers.
• Eurofins Scientific: Eurofins operates a global network of agricultural and food testing laboratories, including plant pathology and seed health testing services; it competes with Agri-Analysis in pathogen detection for seed companies and growers but at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Mérieux NutriSciences (Romer Labs): Mérieux NutriSciences, including Romer Labs, provides food and agricultural testing services covering pathogens and contaminants; it competes for ag-input and seed company testing budgets that Agri-Analysis also targets.

Emerging players

• IDEXXX Laboratories: IDEXX is best known for veterinary diagnostics but its applied genomics and livestock testing operations touch on agricultural pathogen detection; it represents a possible expansion direction for plant-side diagnostics but is not a direct grapevine/seed testing competitor today.

Direct peers

• Agdia Inc. Agdia is a closely-held US diagnostics company offering ELISA and molecular test kits and contract testing services for plant pathogens (viral, bacterial, fungal), directly comparable to Agri-Analysis's reagent catalog and lab service model, with similar customer segments including seed companies and growers.
• AC Diagnostics: AC Diagnostics develops and distributes ELISA and PCR-based pathogen detection kits for seed health and plant disease testing, including reference methods recognized by USDA-APHIS, directly overlapping Agri-Analysis's reagent and seed-health testing business.

Others

• UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center: Adjacent academic institution offering seed health research, training, and reference testing protocols that overlap with Agri-Analysis's customer base and methodology; included as an ecosystem participant rather than a direct commercial competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Redblotchvirus

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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