SB
Biome Makers · Startup
Reads the soil microbiome and turns it into a crop nutrition decision.
In-development
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Updated Nov 2, 2026
Soil health and fertility covers what goes into soil, and how its condition gets measured. On Halo, the solutions cover microbial inoculants and biologicals, mineral and foliar fertilizers, waste converted to soil inputs, and measuring soil. Sign up to search the full network and post your specific need.
Microbial inoculants and biologicals
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SH
New Wave Biotech · Startup
Microbial formulations aimed at plant health and soil carbon together.
Sponsored researchIn-development
Eddy Mejia
Earnest Agriculture · Supplier
Microbial consortia collected from prairie soils, targeting grain protein and starch.
Co-developmentIn-development
Mineral and foliar fertilizers
MO
Mosaic · Supplier
Naturally mined langbeinite supplying potassium, magnesium and sulfur at once.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
MO
Mosaic · Supplier
Potash with boron built in, part available immediately and part slow-release.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
MO
Mosaic · Supplier
Fuses nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur and zinc into one granule.
Supply/purchaseIn-development
Waste converted to soil inputs
Brian Harris
BioActive Biologics · Startup
Pairs microalgae metabolites and biological formulations with a biochar carrier made from industrial residuals.
Pilot/trialEarly-stage
NP
Utah State University
Ferments dairy permeate into a biofertilizer enriched with plant hormone.
Co-developmentIn-development
Modesto Ricardo Contreras González
BIOAMA Biotecnologías Aplicadas al Medio Ambiente Bioa²ma StartUp of Biotechnology
Converts treated sludge into a soil amendment.
Co-developmentIn-development
Measuring soil
MF
Prolific Machines · Startup
Measures soil microbial biomass and the fungal share of it, in the field.
In-development
Thibaud Chommeloux
Smart Cloud Farming · Startup
Designs soil sampling campaigns in advance, splitting a field into soil zones and setting the minimum number of samples.
Sponsored researchIn-development
Drought and turf resilience
CJ
jrx biotech · Supplier
Prebiotic additives that activate native soil microbes, helping roots and shoots grow through heat and drought.
Co-developmentIn-development
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Biologicals are the largest group on Halo by some margin. Microbial inoculants outnumber mineral fertilizers, and a third cluster converts agricultural and food waste into soil inputs. On Halo it spans five groups, including microbial inoculants and biologicals, mineral and foliar fertilizers, and waste converted to soil inputs.
Stage of development. Work on soil health and fertility on Halo comes mostly from companies. 32% of the solutions are in market. Co-development and sponsored research are the usual partnering routes, and about 41% of the solutions that state terms offer licensing.
Three trends in soil health solutions on Halo
Biologicals outnumber minerals. Ten entries are microbial and four are mineral fertilizer. The microbial work is specific: consortia collected from prairie soils, an encapsulated carrier that keeps organisms alive to the furrow, and seed treatments pairing inoculant with coating. The question has moved from what to add to whether it survives application.
Waste streams as inputs. Five entries make a soil product out of something that was a disposal cost: dairy permeate fermented into biofertilizer, treated sludge as an amendment, black soldier fly larvae on citrus processing waste and spent peel, and a brown algae biorefinery. Two of them are sited at the waste, not at the farm.
Measuring before adding. Four entries measure and do not amend. One reads microbial biomass and the fungal fraction in the field, another designs an optimized sampling plan by active learning, a third is a satellite carbon monitoring partnership. Soil testing now sells as its own product, not as a service attached to a fertilizer order.
1,129organizations
1,460solutions listed
83%from startups and companies
32%in market
Frequently asked questions
What are soil health solutions?
Soil health and fertility covers what is added to soil and how its condition is measured. It spans mineral and foliar fertilizers, microbial inoculants and biologicals, amendments made from agricultural and food waste, and the sampling and sensing that tell a grower what the soil is doing. Fertilizer manufacturers, agricultural biologicals companies and growers are the buyers.
What are examples of soil health solutions?
Five examples of soil health solutions on Halo include:
- Reads the soil microbiome and turns it into a crop nutrition decision. (Biome Makers)
- Naturally mined langbeinite supplying potassium, magnesium and sulfur at once. (Mosaic)
- Ferments dairy permeate into a biofertilizer enriched with plant hormone. (Utah State University)
- Measures soil microbial biomass and the fungal share of it, in the field. (Prolific Machines)
- Prebiotic additives that activate native soil microbes, helping roots and shoots grow through heat and drought. (jrx biotech)
What are the latest soil health innovations?
Over the past 90 days, researchers and innovators on Halo have added these soil health solutions:
Which companies and suppliers are developing soil health solutions?
There are 1,129 organizations with soil health solutions on Halo, 287 of them universities and research institutions. Among them are Biome Makers, New Wave Biotech, and Earnest Agriculture. Most offer co-development or sponsored research. Sign up to see every organization working in the area and to send them your specific need.
How do I find soil health research partners?
Browsing soil health solutions on Halo is free. Sign up to search the full network and save the ones you want. Post your specific need to get exact matches. Organizations reply directly on the platform.
What are R&D teams looking for in soil health solutions?
Over the past 12 months, R&D teams on Halo have posted these soil health solutions needs:
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