Earnest Agriculture

Earnest Agriculture is building the leading prairie-microbe platform to replace chemicals with biology across the farm.

  • Stage Product In Market
  • Industry Biotechnology
  • Location Rantoul, IL, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Founded August 2018
  • Employees 5
  • Incorporation Type C-corp
  • Website growearnest.com

Company Summary

Earnest Agriculture is a microbial technology platform turning prairie microbes into farmer-ready products that improve yields, cut input costs, and build soil health. With $15/acre pricing and $53 ROI, we scale through seed developers, retailers, and direct-to-farmer pilots, operating as a C-Corp with a capital-efficient model.

Team

  • Gabriel Price
    Chief Science Officer

    Gabe received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researching using microbes to prevent plant disease. Gabe also spent two years at Michigan State University researching the effects of nitrogen fertilization on soybean yield and the plant benefits of rhizobial bacteria.

  • Eddy Mejia
    Chief Executive Officer

    Eddy Mejia, CEO: Eddy is a computer engineer, MBA graduate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a 6-year army veteran, and serial entrepreneur. Eddy has worked for 5 Fortune 100 companies including Caterpillar, Intel, AT&T, Northrop Grumman, and Exelon.

Previous Investors

  • iVenture Accelerator
    Unconfirmed
    SOSV
    Unconfirmed
    VentureWell
    Unconfirmed
  • AgLaunch
    Unconfirmed
    Chris Milliken

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