Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Minnesota 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 Minnesota Agriculture Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Sentera
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Analytics and machine learning insights for digital agriculture.
Puris
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Puris cultivates plant-based foods and ingredients from organic and non-GMO sources.
Conservis
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Conservis is a software solutions provider developing and implementing compliance, tracking, traceability and performance management tools.
Calyxt
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Calyxt is an Agbiotech company focused on developing crops with healthier characteristics
Cargill
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Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services.
AgVend
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AgVend powers the omnichannel experience in agriculture. Our white-labeled Grower Portals digitally connect ag retailers to growers.
Living Greens Farm
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Living Greens Farm is a vertical, indoor grower of quality fresh lettuce, herbs, and microgreens.
MGEX Holdings
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MGEX Holdings is a principal market for Hard Red Spring Wheat serving millers, exporters, elevators, farmers, and speculators.
CoreBiome
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Provides fast, accurate genomic profiles of microbial communities to customers in pharmaceutical, agriculture, and academic research.
tru Shrimp
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Tru Shrimp a Spinoff of livestok nutriation company
American Peat Technology
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American Peat Technology is a research company that specializes in providing agri-tech industry.
Once Innovations
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Once Innovations manufactures differentiated LED lighting by using a visionary approach to research and product development.
Feedlogic
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Feedlogic provides intelligent feeding solutions for livestock production and other agricultural monitoring solutions.
Terra grain fuels
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Terra grain fuels builds a partnership with farmers and provide advice on everything from marketing plans to economic forecasts for crops.
Corn Plus
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Corn Plus is an ethanol production facility that has the capacity to produce 40 million gallons per year.
Epitome Energy
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Epitome Energy specializing in soybean crush biodiesel plant proposed for construction in their neighborhood.
The Mosaic Company
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The Mosaic Companyis a producer and marketer of concentrated phosphate and potash minerals into crop nutrients to help feed the world.
Land O’ Lakes
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Land O’Lakes is a member-owned, idea-driven agricultural cooperative that markets our products under a well known family of brands.
The Toro Company
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The Toro Company is a worldwide provider of innovative turf, landscape, rental and construction equipment.
CHS Hedging
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Commodity brokerage of CHS Inc providing market intelligence, insight and price risk management to farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses.
Grove Streams
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Data Analytics Platform for the Internet of Things
ImagoAI
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ImagoAI does real-time food safety & quality analysis using a combination of Hyperspectral Imaging and Artificial Intelligence.
Xarvio
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Xarvio is at the forefront of the digital transformation of agriculture optimizing crop production.
Rowbot Systems
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RowBot Systems LLC develops and provides a robotic machine that allows farmers to practice in-season nitrogen management.
Downs Food Group
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Downs Food Group is a food production company offering canned and refrigerated meat products.
Sargento Foods Inc.
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Sargento Foods Inc.is an food producer known for its cheese.
WinField Solutions
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WinField has the technical know-how, proprietary tools and research-based solutions you can trust for success today, tomorrow and beyond.
Ridley
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Ridley Inc. is a commercial animal nutrition companies in North America.
Grain Millers Inc.
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Grain Millers is a food production company that manufactures organic whole grain ingredients.
Norwesco
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Norwesco, Inc. is North America’s leading manufacturer of proprietary rotationally molded polyethylene tanks for agricultural, water, etc.
Niman Ranch Rewiews
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Niman Ranch reviews are from consumers who love the complete line of fresh beef, pork, lamb, and cage-free eggs the company produces
First Green Partners
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Innovation At The Intersection Of Agriculture And Technology.
QualiTech
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QualiTech is a food production company specializing in animal and plant nutrition products.
American Crystal Sugar
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American Crystal Sugar Company is an agricultural cooperative corporation owned by approximately 2,800 sugarbeet growers in the Minnesota
Faribault Foods
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Faribault Foods is a manufacturer of canned beans and vegetables.
Bernatello’s Pizza, Inc
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Bernatello’s Pizza is a food production company that provides mozzarella cheese.
Quick Attach Attachments LLC
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Quick Attach Attachments is a machinery company that manufactures construction and agriculture equipment.
Hamer
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Providing superior packaging equipment and customer service since 1927
AgStar
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AgStar is a company that provides loans, leases, insurance, and mortgages to agriculture businesses.
NuWay-K&H Cooperative
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NuWay-K&H provides agronomy products and services.
West Central
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West Central is a full-service wholesale distributor of agronomy products.
NAU Country Insurance Co.
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NAU Country Insurance Co. is a provider of insurance products for farmers in the United States.
Metal Matic
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Metal-Matic, Inc. is a global leader in the production of welded and drawn over mandrel carbon steel tubing.
Ayrstone Productivity
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Ayrstone Productivity is a wireless network provider to farmers with extensive, large plots of land.
Bushel Boy Farms
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Bushel Boy Farms is Midwest-based greenhouse vegetable grower focused on quality, freshness and flavor.
MATTER
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Matter specializes in building health systems, creating sustainable food systems, economic development, shipping and logistics solutions.
Agriliance
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Agriliance helps you nurture and protect your crop yields with the best products, services and programs.
Bergin Fruit & Nut Company
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Bergin Fruit & Nut Company is a food production company that manufactures fresh produce and nuts.
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative
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Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative is a food production company that produces granulated sugar and liquid sucrose.
Towmaster, Inc.
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Towmaster Inc, a maker of heavy duty utility and industrial trailers.
Origination O2d
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Origination O2d is a leading distributor of high-quality animal feed ingredients in Rosemount.
Kemps LLC
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Kemps is a food production company providing ice cream and dairy products.
Granite City Food & Brewery
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Granite City Food & Brewery is a chain of restaurants that supplies fresh food as well as alcohol to diners.
Big Gain
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Big Gain, Inc. is a feed company that knows there is more to producing feed than just the product.
Agnition
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Agnition provide you with products formulated with exclusive technologies that fit the way you farm.
Agro-K
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Agro-K is a manufacturer of agricultural products.
United Farmers Cooperative
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United Farmers Cooperative is an agricultural firm that delivers agronomy, fuels, equipment, livestock feed and grain supply services.
American Phytopathological Society
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American Phytopathological Society provides plant pathology research services.
Garden Fresh Farms
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Garden Fresh Farms was started in 2010 by Dave & DJ Roeser and son Bryan in a 20,000 sq ft warehouse just outside St. Paul, MN.
Valley Natural Foods
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Valley Natural Foods is a food & beverages company offering organic and natural products.
Reichhardt Electronic Innovations
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Reichhardt provides a system that simplifies the automated steering process but provides flexibility in its use.
Novus Energy
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Novus Energy designs, builds and manages plants that convert organic waste into sustainable clean energy.
Sparboe Foods
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Sparboe Foods is a food production company providing eggs, egg products supplier, retail operations, and food
Upper Lakes Foods
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Upper Lakes Foods is a food & beverages company offering foodservice and grocery products.
Central Farm Service
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Central Farm Service is an ag-focused cooperative that deals with the delivery of seeds, fertilizers, crop sprayers and cattle feed.
AMERICANA INSURANCE SERVICES
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AMERICANA INSURANCE SERVICES is a provider of insurance coverage for protecting auto, home, business, farm, crops, health, life, and family.
Al Kluis
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Al Kluis has been in the agricultural business for more than 40 years and his expertise in the field is highly sought after.
SCHAEFER
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SCHAEFER is part of pinnacle climate technologies the worldwide leader of the heating, cooling and ventilation market.
Land O’Lakes International Development
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Land O’Lakes International Development is a nonprofit helping to transform lives through agriculture and enterprise partnerships.
Gps Dairy Consulting
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Gps Dairy Consulting is a Nutrition, Feed & Feeding Management, Forage Management company located in Lakeville.
All American Foods, Inc.
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All American Foods is a food production company that manufactures dairy and non-dairy food ingredients.
Haug Implement
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Haug Implement is a john deere dealership company.
Ag-Chem Equipment
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Ag-Chem Equipment is a manufacturer and distributor of specialized off-road heavy equipment for agricultural and industrial applications.
CHS Elburn
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CHS Elburn is a farming company that offers grain, agronomy, energy, and transportation
African Resource Group
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African Resource Group assists African Governments and miners exploit their natural resources through partnership and joint ventures.
Water Wizard Irrigation, LLC
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Irrigation System Installation in Brooklyn Park, MN
Feedstuffs
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Feedstuffs provides the latest news and analysis on food, agriculture and farming.
Premier Lift Products
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Premier Lift Products is one of the most experienced companies specializing in the sale & installation of accessibility equipment.
Feddick Distributing
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Feddick Distributing manufactures products for the agriculture, industrial and safety industry.
Lyon Sheet Metal and Heating
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Lyon Sheet Metal & Heating provides HVAC system maintenance, repair and installation services, located in Minnesota.
GANDY
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GANDY is a manufacturer and supplier of agricultural equipment and professional turf care products.
Mvtl Laboratories
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Mvtl Laboratories provides laboratory testing, quality assurance & data services for agriculture, energy and food science sectors.
Roots & Fruits Cooperative
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Roots & Fruits Cooperative operates as a wholesale distributor of fresh food products and perishables.
Symposium Productions
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Symposium Productions is hosted by University of Montana and discusses current and relevant topics regarding agriculture.
Christianson Systems, Inc.
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Manufacturer of industrial and agricultural pneumatic conveying systems.
Albers Mechanical Services
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Albers Mechanical Services is a full Service NSF Stainless Steel Fabricator For The Food Service Industry.
Scenic Valley Farms
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Scenic Valley Farms designs and manages tunnels, automated climate control systems and subterranean solar thermal heating systems.
Cargill-Alginate business
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Cargill-Alginate business producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services.
Inharvest
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Inharvest focuses on food production of multigrain blends, speciality rice, whole grains and pasta services.
Wholesale Produce Supply
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Wholesale Produce Supply is a wholesale distributor that offers customized packaging of a wide variety of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables.
