Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina based Agriculture companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Agriculture industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top North Carolina Agriculture Startups
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EarthOptics
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EarthOptics provides a cloud-based machine learning platform for soil and ground management.
Pyxus
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Pyxus is a manufacturer and provider of agricultural products.
Pairwise Plants
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Pairwise is a purpose-driven food+tech company dedicated to building a healthier world through better fruits and vegetables.
AgBiome
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AgBiome discovers and develops innovative biological and trait products for crop protection.
Vestaron
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Vestaron produces insecticides for agriculture, animal health, non-crop, and commercial pest control applications.
Soli Organic
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Soli Organic is an indoor farming startup that sells fresh organic culinary herbs.
Plant Response
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Plant Response is a plant technology firm that accelerates biological solutions to advance and restore the agricultural ecosystem.
Growers
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Growers develops a platform that helps ag retailers, advisors, and farmers to work better together.
Avalo
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Avalo is a plant biotech company using AI and evolution to make a more sustainable and resilient food system.
Harpe Bio
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Harpe Bio is a company that provides sustainable weed-management solutions for organic and industrial agriculture
Improved Nature
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Improved Nature is a plant-based company offering a delicious, sustainable, and high-quality meat substitute.
AGEYE
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AGEYE is an AI-platform for indoor farms and greenhouses that creates per-plant visibility and data collection at a commercial scale.
EnMass Energy
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EnMass Energy is a digital procurement and operations platform for global waste-to-energy supply chains.
CompostNow
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CompostNow collect food scraps from residents and businesses to help them reduce waste and support local gardens.
Phinite
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Phinite provides technology to transform manure into regenerative biofertilizer.
Shepherd Farming
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Shepherd is a digital labor platform designed specifically for farms and agriculture operations.
Innatrix
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Innatrix is an agricultural biotechnology company developing novel biological and chemical products.
Greenfield Nitrogen
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Greenfield Nitrogen builds a regional ammonia plant through a grass-roots ownership model.
FarmShots
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FarmShots detects diseases, pests, and poor plant nutrition on farms by analyzing satellite and drone imagery.
International Agriculture Group
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International Agriculture Group produces innovative tropical ingredients for the natural products and food and beverage markets.
ScitoVation
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ScitoVation is a biotechnology company that provides technical expertise and technology on pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals.
Mirimichi Green Express
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Mirmichi Green is a premier developer of next-generation biotechnology for soil amendments, bio-stimulants, fertilizers, and pesticides.
Renaissance Fiber
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Renaissance Fiber is focusing on the production of high-quality fiber from industrial hemp.
TerMir
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TerMir is an innovative AgTech company that offers pioneering solutions to address key, unresolved agronomic and environmental challenges.
AgData
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AgData is a provider of strategic data and analytical solutions for crop and animal health industry clients.
Glean
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Glean is a food and beverage company that delivers healthy and fresh foods to its consumers.
Franny’s Distribution
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Franny’s Distribution is a CBD wholesaler and distributor that leverages vertical integration.
International Farming Corporation
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International Farming Corporation is an alternative investment firm that specializes in the agricultural sector.
Freshspire
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Freshspire is a mission-driven company based in Raleigh, NC dedicated to using strong technology to empower food communities.
Watauga Butchery
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Watauga Butchery is a custom meat processor that offers ground beef packaging.
Bloomify
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Bloomify is an e-commerce company that offers indoor carnivorous plants and orchids.
Arysta Life Science
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Arysta LifeScience is a platform specialty products company focused on helping its customers cultivate business growth.
Stemz
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Stemz is a built-to-work for floral creatives, flower farmers & retail clients.
Case Foods, Inc.
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Case Foods is a food production company specializing in poultry products.
PaperMulch
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PaperMulch is an agriculture company that develops sustainable materials to replace agricultural plastic mulch used in weed suppression.
Sankofa Farms
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Sankofa Farms is a multifaceted agricultural entity that seeks to assist in changing the food intake habits of those living in food deserts.
Plant Partners – Metrolina Greenhouses
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Plant Partners is a wholesale company that offers greenhouse plants and services.
Comer Industries
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Comer Industries is an agriculture and industrial business company located in Charlotte.
Bayer – Environmental Science Professional
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Bayer – Environmental Science Professional is specializing in offering environmental solutions to control pests.
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
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Provide services that promote and improve agriculture, agribusiness and forests; protect consumers and businesses; and conserve farmland.
Biscuitville FRESH SOUTHERN
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Biscuitville FRESH SOUTHERN is a restaurant that provides southern local food and hand-made biscuits.
TriEst Ag Group
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Triest Ag Group offers unsurpassed service, innovative products, and expertise to distributors and applicators of soil fumigation products.
Hampton Farms
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Hampton Farms is a food & beverages company that offers peanuts and nut butter.
CharGrow
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CharGrow manufactures and sells organic plant probiotics and biochar soil amendments that help growers to cut cost.
Atticus
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Atticus is an agricultural-products supplier that offers generic fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and pesticide products.
Carolina Foods, Inc.
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Carolina Foods is a food production company providing wholesale bakery products.
Tipper Tie
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The TIPPER TIE Group, a Dover company, is your global business partner and single source for processing, packaging and automation solutions.
Athenix
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Athenix is a crop science company focused on the areas of seeds, crop protection and non-agricultural pest control.
SonicAire
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SonicAire fan system prevents dust from settling in hard-to-reach areas, making it easier to keep your facility clean and safe.
Tiverton Advisors
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Tiverton Advisors is an agricultural asset manager managed by farmers and financiers.
Eden Brothers
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Eden Brothers is an online store that provides flower bulbs, vegetables, herbs, wildflower and organic seeds.
PreGel AMERICA
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PreGel AMERICA is a food production company that manufactures authentic ingredients for gelato.
Syngenta
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Syngenta is an agriculture company that offers seeds, crop protection, seed treatments, and skills to attain food sustainability globally.
AgCarolina Farm Credit
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AgCarolina Farm Credit provides credit and financial services to Eastern North Carolina farmers, agri-businesses, and rural residents.
L&M Companies
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L&M Companies specializes in the production, packing, and supply of fresh fruits and vegetables.
The McGregor Company
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The McGregor Company specializes in research and technology, seed care and risk management in the agricultural sector.
Coleman Natural Foods
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Coleman Natural Foods, LLC provides organic and no-antibiotics-ever meat products.
Flavor 1st
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FLAVOR 1st grows and markets different varieties of produce such as tomatoes, corn and hothouse products to grocery and store chains.
GETSCO
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GETSCO is a private company that supplies agricultural chemicals, seeds, fertilizer products, site work, and construction materials.
Gb Biosciences Corp
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Syngenta is a company that operates in the Biotechnology industry.
Buy Sod
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Buy Sod specialize in providing high quality turf grass at an affordable price.
Mobile FarmWare
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Mobile FarmWare provides software for payroll, tracking, accounting, and pesticide tracking in the agriculture industry.
Carolinas Cotton Growers Cooperative
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Carolinas Cotton Growers Cooperative is an agricultural cooperative industry for cotton procedures.
Smith Turf & Irrigation
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Smith Turf & Irrigation is a wholesale company that provides turf equipment, irrigation, and outdoor lighting tools.
Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments
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Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments is an administrative platform that catalyzes regional progress.
AutoCopter Corp
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AutoCopters UAV RC helicopters provide remote sensing of multi-spectral images.
Mercator
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Mercator is a trading company that exports and imports agricultural products.
Crop Microclimate Management
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Crop Microclimate Management provides solutions to the problems of abiotic stress to growers.
Green biz nursery
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Green biz nursery provides services including residential landscaping, commercial landscaping, grounds management, and irrigation repair.
AgCareers
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AgCareers is supplier of Human Resources Services to Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology industry.
Hoffman Nursery
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Hoffman Nursery offers ornamental and native grasses liners to the wholesale horticultural trade.
Sipcam Agro
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Sipcam Agro provides charged plant protection solutions.
Agri-Technologies
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Agri-Technologies is an agriculture consulting company.
Clifton Seed Company
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Clifton Seed Company is a agriculture company located in Faison.
The Livestock Conservancy
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The Livestock Conservancy is an association that focuses on the conservation and preservation of endangered livestock and poultry breeds.
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
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Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is a sustainable agriculture organization that provides farming services.
Avazyme
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Avazyme is an agriculture and food testing solutions provider company.
Sink Farm Equipment
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Sink Farm Equipment is a supplier of agriculture machinery equipment.
Action Pest Exterminating
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Action Pest Exterminating is a pest management company that offers pest control and pest prevention services.
Elysian Fields Farm
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Elysian Fields Farm is a farm that provides vegetable distributing services.
Case Farms Chicken
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Case Farms is now a fully integrated poultry farming and processing group and one of the nation’s leading poultry producers.
Harvey’s Fertilizer & Gas
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Harvey Fertilizer & Gas provides agricultural products and services to growers.
Deal-Rite Feeds
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Deal-Rite Feeds specializes in manufacturing animal feed and offers lamb, dog, and chicken feed, germ oil, and flea and tick powder.
Wilson Engineering Services
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Wilson Engineering Services offers energy efficiency, project management and data automation services.
Farmtrade
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Farmtrade is an online marketplace for agricultural chemicals.
Ratoon Agroprocessing
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Ratoon Agroprocessing provides hemp product manufacturing services.
Excelsior Equity
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Excelsior Equity focuses on state-of-the-art manufacturing, distribution, and customer service for the agricultural and non-crop markets.
Ag TechInventures
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Ag TechInventures develops intellectual property to form new spin-off companies to address the unmet needs of the agricultural industry.
Meherrin Agricultural and Chemical Company
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Meherrin Agricultural and Chemical Company supply crop inputs, peanuts, and fertilizer to the farming, roasting and retail industries.
Scott Farms Inc
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Scott Farms Inc is a sixth-generation family farm growing sweet potatoes, tobacco, wheat, soybeans, corn, and peanuts.
Wake Stone
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Wake Stone offers solutions for commercial real estate development, construction, crushed stones and agricultural products.
Bottomley’s Evergreens & Farms
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Bottomley’s Evergreens & Farms is growing & delivering Christmas trees, evergreens, and pumpkins.
B&T Pest Control
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B&T Pest Control is the company that provides variety of pest control services.
P&S Business Financing
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P&S Business Financing is a financial service company.
Freshlist
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Freshlist is a food sourcing marketplace intended to connect chefs with local farms and producers for simplifying the supply chain.
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds
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Winston-Salem Fairgrounds is an entertainment company that plans, promotes, and produces annual events.
Fowler Crop Consulting
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Fowler Crop Consulting is an agriculture-based company that offers crop consulting, research, and nutrient management services.
Cyn-Mar
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Cyn-Mar is a wholesale florist company that provides flower products to event planners and retailers.
