Plant Response acquires WISErg to turn food scraps into fertilizer Story Date: 4/13/2021
Source: NC BIOTECH, 4/12/21
Not all of the food waste happens at home. Grocery stores
dispose of a lot of food, much of it destined for landfills. WISErg has
developed technology that captures nutrients from food scraps and turns them
into fertilizer. Now that technology belongs to Plant
Response.
The Durham
agricultural technologies company recently announced its acquisition of WISErg, a Redmond, Washington-based fertilizers startup. While the conventional menu of crop inputs focuses on nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium, WISErg aims to provide a “more balanced diet” through fertilizers made with a proprietary technology that captures all the nutrients from food waste. The company has commercialized two fertilizer products for conventional agriculture and one for organic farming.
Plant Response
believes that fertilizers and nutrient enhancement can be part of a sustainable
agriculture strategy. According to Plant Response CEO Tom Snipes, the balanced
diet these products provide benefits plants and the soil while also increasing
the amount of carbon that can be sequestered per acre.