Dm Crop Research Group

What Dm Crop Research Group does

DM Crop Research Group, Inc. is a privately-held contract research organization founded in 2002 that delivers field, laboratory, and consulting research services to the seed and agricultural biotechnology industries. Its service portfolio spans insect resistance monitoring collections across the U.S. and Canada, multi-site efficacy field trials for insect, disease, herbicide, and seed-treatment targets, seed increases for corn, soybean, oil and small grain crops, research-scale insect production (Western Corn Rootworm, Fall Armyworm, Southern Green Stink Bug), and regulatory/stewardship consulting. Operationally, the company runs field sites across seven Iowa counties (Dallas, Floyd, Jasper, Kossuth, Scott, Story, Webster), maintains counter-season nurseries and trials in Puerto Rico for year-round research cycles, and operates an insectary and entomology laboratory at its headquarters in Perry, Iowa, which it moved to in early 2023.

The business model is straightforward professional services: project-based B2B contracts with seed and ag biotech clients, priced on a custom/quote basis with no public rate cards. The company is founder-led by President Dr. Dan Moellenbeck, a Board Certified Entomologist (ESA), supported by a small team that includes a Senior Research Associate, a Research Associate, and seasonal Summer Research Workers. Distribution is direct sales driven by industry reputation, peer-reviewed research collaborations (notably with USDA-ARS), and high-visibility event work such as serving as the official plot manager for the Farm Progress Show. The firm is independently owned with no disclosed institutional investment, parent company, or acquisition activity, and only one external capital signal — a 2025 Perry Business Support Grant — has been recorded.

Name

Dm Crop Research Group

Legal name

DM Crop Research Group, Inc.

Website

https://dmcropresearch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DM Crop Research Group is a privately-held, Iowa-based contract research firm providing field trials, insect resistance monitoring, laboratory assays, and consulting services to seed and agricultural biotechnology clients since 2002.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Contract Research Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Insect Control (Crawling/Flying Insects) for Farms & Ag Facilities (AFACAGAF)

Keywords

• Contract crop research
• Agricultural field trials
• Insect resistance monitoring
• Seed biotechnology consulting
• Entomology laboratory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Perry

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Research Services: B2B contract research services provided to seed and agriculture biotechnology companies, including field trials, laboratory assays, insect resistance monitoring, seed increases, and consulting. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with clients in the agricultural biotech sector.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DM Crop Research Group, Inc. provides independent contract research and consulting services to the seed and agricultural biotechnology industries. Its core offerings include field research services across multiple Iowa counties plus counter-season trials in Puerto Rico, laboratory research services such as insect bioassays and resistance monitoring, an on-site insectary producing research-scale insect colonies, and consulting to help clients develop regulatory- and stewardship-compliant R&D processes.

Product overview

DM Crop Research Group offers a unified portfolio of contract research services to the seed and agriculture biotechnology industries. The core offerings consist of Field Research Services (featuring field sites across Iowa and counter-season research in Puerto Rico), Laboratory Research Services (including insect production and plant feeding assays), and Consulting Services. The company also maintains an Insectary providing research-scale insect populations for resistance monitoring and bioassays. Services span Insect Resistance Monitoring Collections (U.S. and Canada), Field Trials of Agronomic Crops (insect efficacy, plant disease efficacy, soybean cyst nematode efficacy, seed treatment evaluations, herbicide tolerance, yield trials), Seed Increases (hand pollinated corn nurseries, soybean increases, oil and small grain crops), and Special Projects (multi-site research coordination, plant nutrition, demonstration plots, expression studies).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Field Research Services Professional field research services offering highly productive research sites and sites established for efficacy testing against major corn and soybean pests, including insect resistance monitoring, agronomic crop field trials, seed increases, and special research projects. Intended for seed and agricultural biotechnology companies.
• Laboratory Research Services Laboratory services providing small-scale insect production and laboratory assays of plant feeding insects, including discovery and resistance monitoring, leaf feeding assays, diet bioassays, and whole plant assays. Intended for seed and agricultural biotechnology clients requiring entomology data.
• Consulting Services Expert consulting services drawing on 20 years of experience to help seed and biotech clients develop efficient R&D processes that meet regulatory and stewardship requirements.
• Insectary Services Research-scale insect population maintenance and egg production services covering species including Western Corn Rootworm, Fall Armyworm, and Southern Green Stink Bug, supporting client resistance monitoring, discovery, and bioassay work.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• USDA-ARS Plant Genetics Research UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 January 2024DM Crop collaborated with the USDA-ARS Plant Genetics Research Unit on research targeting the Northern Corn Rootworm (Diabrotica barberi). Dr. Adriano Pereira led the study, with DM Crop's Daniel J. Moellenbeck among the co-authors on a paper published in the Journal of Economic Entomology assessing population susceptibility to Cry3Bb1 and Gpp34/Tpp35Ab1 proteins.
• USDA-ARS Southeast Watershed Research LaboratoryminorOthersThe USDA-ARS Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory provided eggs of the Southern Green Stink Bug (Nezara viridula) to establish a colony at DM Crop's insectary, expanding the company's assay capabilities for both in-vitro and plant assays.
• Iowa Rural Development CouncilminorOthersIowa Rural Development Council partially funded the Perry Business Support Grant awarded to DM Crop Research Group for research facility improvements.
• City of Perry / Perry Economic DevelopmentminorOthersThe City of Perry and Perry Economic Development matched grant funding awarded through the Perry Business Support Committee and Perry Chamber of Commerce Foundation to support DM Crop's research facility improvement.
• ICIA (International Crop Improvement Association) TeamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ICIA team maintained DM Crop's Puerto Rico nurseries during counter-season field activities, supporting year-round research operations despite Covid-19-related staffing challenges.
• Farm Progress ShowcoreOthersDM Crop Research Group serves as the official plot manager for the Farm Progress Show, providing professionally managed research-grade field demonstrations and side-by-side product comparisons in real growing conditions for the event's attendees.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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