Mort & Co Fertilisers

What Mort & Co Fertilisers does

Mort & Co Fertilisers is an Australian organic fertiliser manufacturer and a division of Mort & Co, Australia's largest privately owned feedlot. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Toowoomba, Queensland, the company operates a circular-economy model that converts cattle manure from the Grassdale Feedlot into certified organic, carbon-based granular fertilisers. Its product portfolio is split into two tiers: farm-grade products (Terrus, Terrus Pro, Terrus Pro In-X, Gyptek, Humic Compost) sold directly to broadacre and horticultural producers in bulk tonnes, and a garden range (Garden Feed 1.5kg, Garden Feed 3.5kg, Lawn Feed 25kg) sold to consumers via e-commerce and a stockist network. The pricing model is hybrid: quote-based multi-year commercial contracts for farm products and unit-based pay-as-you-go purchases for garden products priced at $10–$40 AUD.

The company's core technology is biological rather than digital. Its flagship innovation, Terrus Pro In-X, is a first-of-its-kind granule inoculant application system that coats rhizobium bacteria onto organic, manure-based fertiliser granules. The porous granule structure creates a microcosm that protects bacteria from heat and adverse soil conditions, achieving an 81% microbial loading rate versus 19% for conventional seed inoculation, as validated by a 312-hectare chickpea field trial at Grassdale Farm showing approximately $400/ha additional ROI. Products carry Australian Certified Organic and Freshcare certifications, and the company is independently verified to reduce nitrate leaching — a key regulatory and sustainability differentiator.

The go-to-market is dual-channel: direct enterprise sales for farm products through the company's agricultural sales team, and direct-to-consumer sales for garden products through a Shopify storefront and a stockist network with a store-locator tool. Geographic operations are currently domestic (Queensland and broader Australia), with significant capacity expansion underway — a 100,000-tonne-per-year plant target, a $15M fertiliser plant at the new Gogango feedlot, and a Fertiliser Factory opened in March 2025. The company is backed by a Round Five Rural Economic Development Grant (2024) for specialised inoculation equipment and is led by incoming CEO Grant Statton (previously FKG Group biotech hub), with Executive Chairman Charlie Mort across both Mort & Co and the fertiliser division.

Name

Mort & Co Fertilisers

Legal name

Mort & Co Fertilisers

Website

https://mortcofertilisers.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mort & Co Fertilisers is an Australian organic fertiliser manufacturer that converts cattle manure from Australia's largest privately owned feedlot into certified organic, carbon-based granular fertilisers for broadacre farmers and home gardeners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Organic Fertiliser Manufacturing

NAICS

Fertilizer and Compost Manufacturing (32531), Compost Manufacturing (325315)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Organic & Bio-based Fertilizers (Manure/Compost/Biochar) (IMAEAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Manure & Byproduct Management (Composting, Fertilizer) (AFAEAFAK), Fertilizer Production & Granulation Services (Tolling, Compaction, Prilling) (AFABABAI)

Keywords

• Organic fertiliser
• Granular fertiliser
• Biological inoculation
• Feedlot manure processing
• Soil conditioner

Headquarters

HQ city

Toowoomba

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Farm-grade organic fertiliser sales: Sale of commercial-grade organic fertilisers (Terrus, Terrus Pro, Terrus Pro In-X, Gyptek, Humic Compost) to agricultural producers, broadacre farmers, and horticulturists. Products are sold per tonne for farm use, with pricing handled via direct sales engagement.
2. Garden-range fertiliser sales: Sale of packaged garden fertiliser products (Garden Feed 1.5kg, Garden Feed 3.5kg, Lawn Feed 25kg) to home gardeners and consumers through e-commerce and stockists. One-time purchase model with unit pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mort & Co Fertilisers manufactures organic granular fertilisers from cattle manure processed at the parent company's Grassdale Feedlot, producing a farm-grade Terrus range (Terrus, Terrus Pro, Terrus Pro In-X, Gyptek, Humic Compost) sold to broadacre agricultural producers and a Garden range (Garden Feed 1.5kg, Garden Feed 3.5kg, Lawn Feed 25kg) sold to home gardeners through e-commerce and stockists.

Product overview

Mort & Co Fertilisers is an Australian-owned company that manufactures organic fertilisers from cattle manure at Australia's largest feedlot on the Darling Downs. The company operates a circular economy model, converting manure from their Grassdale Feedlot into carbon-based granule fertilisers. The product portfolio includes two tiers: Farm Products (Terrus, Terrus Pro, Gyptek, Humic Compost, and Terrus Pro In-X) for agricultural use, and Garden Products (Garden Feed 1.5kg, Garden Feed 3.5kg, and Lawn Feed 25kg) for residential use. Terrus Pro In-X represents their innovative biological inoculation technology that achieves 81% microbial loading compared to conventional seed inoculation methods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Terrus: Granulated carbon-based organic fertiliser (3-1-2-1 NPK)
• Terrus Pro
• Terrus Pro In-X
• Gyptek
• Humic Compost
• Garden Feed
• Lawn Feed

Products and services

• Terrus

Quantifiable outcome

• 81% microbial loading rate achieved with Terrus Pro In-X granules versus 19% with conventional seed inoculation techniques
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights12 records

Emerging players

• Novonesis (formerly Novozymes): Global leader in biological solutions including microbial inoculants for agriculture. Comparable as a technology provider in the rhizobium/biological inoculation space that Mort & Co's Terrus Pro In-X directly competes with.

Regional players

• Rocky Point Mulching: Australian organic garden products manufacturer selling compost, mulches, and fertilisers through retail garden centres. Comparable in the consumer-facing garden range, but does not address broadacre farm fertiliser demand.

Broad incumbents

• ICL Group: Global specialty fertiliser and plant nutrition company. Comparable in serving broadacre and specialty crop nutrition, including specialty fertilisers and plant nutrition technologies, but not in the organic manure-based segment.
• Incitec Pivot: Australia's largest domestic fertiliser manufacturer and distributor. Overlaps with Mort & Co Fertilisers in the broadacre fertiliser market, but operates a much broader portfolio including explosives and chemicals and does not focus on organic/biological inoculation.
• Yara International: Global nitrogen fertiliser leader. Comparable as a large-scale fertiliser manufacturer and increasingly active in specialty and biological inputs, but its core business is synthetic nitrogen rather than manure-derived organic fertilisers.
• Nutrien Ag Solutions: Global crop input and fertiliser retailer with a large Australian footprint. Comparable in serving broadacre crop nutrient needs, but as a retailer/distributor rather than a manufacturer of organic fertilisers.
• CSBP (Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers): Major Western Australian fertiliser manufacturer and supplier to broadacre farmers. Comparable as a domestic fertiliser manufacturer serving Australian broadacre agriculture, but concentrated in conventional nitrogen and phosphate products.

Direct peers

• Seasol International: Australian manufacturer of seaweed-based organic fertilisers and soil conditioners for gardens and farms. Comparable as an Australian organic fertiliser brand with both consumer (garden) and agricultural product lines.
• NuGrow: Australian organic recycling company producing compost, soil conditioners, and fertilisers from organic waste streams including manures and biosolids. Directly comparable in circular-economy waste-to-fertiliser operations and agricultural/horticultural customer base.
• Neutrog Australia: Australian manufacturer of organic-based fertilisers (including 'Sudden Impact for Roses', 'Bounce Back') serving both home gardeners and broadacre/professional growers. Closely comparable in product positioning, target customer segments, and channel mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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