Laura Tippett 1/20/25 Laura Tippett 1/20/25

[Webinar] Dr. Allen Williams on How Chonex has worked to build trust and soil health

Laura Tippett 1/14/25 Laura Tippett 1/14/25

Enhancing Crop Yields Through Nutrient Management

Laura Tippett 12/23/24 Laura Tippett 12/23/24

StrongSoil’s water dispersible granule is making soil health more accessible

As farmers face mounting challenges, soil health has emerged as a cornerstone of sustainable and productive agriculture. The growing demand for innovative solutions that improve soil biology and crop resilience is driving interest in biofertilizers and biostimulants. However, scalability remains a key hurdle, with many products requiring specialized handling and application methods.

Laura Tippett 12/11/24 Laura Tippett 12/11/24

[Webinar] Discover how StrongSoil WDG worked on a Blueberry Farm

Laura Tippett 11/11/24 Laura Tippett 11/11/24

Optimizing Nitrogen Use in Farming: How StrongSoil® Can Maximize Efficiency

Laura Tippett 10/28/24 Laura Tippett 10/28/24

[Webinar] Building Resilient Farms: How StrongSoil Can Improve Soil Health and Maximize Your ROI

Laura Tippett 9/5/24 Laura Tippett 9/5/24

The Key to Regenerative Agriculture Success

Laura Tippett 8/30/24 Laura Tippett 8/30/24

StrongSoil Results at Triple R Farms

Laura Tippett 8/14/24 Laura Tippett 8/14/24

"I Needed to Farm Differently" | A Grower's Experience with StrongSoil

Laura Tippett 7/29/24 Laura Tippett 7/29/24

Unlocking Profit Potential with Regenerative Agriculture and StrongSoil: A Path to Higher Yields

Laura Tippett 7/1/24 Laura Tippett 7/1/24

Boost Your Late-Season Crops with StrongSoil: Harnessing the Power of Biologicals in Late Summer and Fall

Enhance your farming practices this summer and fall with StrongSoil. Learn about the benefits of this biological product, including improved soil health and increased yields.

Laura Tippett 6/27/24 Laura Tippett 6/27/24

Revolutionize Your Farming Practices with StrongSoil

After 5 years of development and testing, we are excited to share the results of StrongSoil.

William Wright 5/13/23 William Wright 5/13/23

The 2023 StrongSoil Innovators Program

Guest User 9/14/22 Guest User 9/14/22

CHONEX CTO Sofia Andreola selected as 2022 Women to Watch Honoree by Birmingham Business Journal

CHONEX CTO Sofia Andreola, PhD, Selected was announced as one of the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2022 Women to Watch honorees.

This annual award highlights women who have emerged as key leaders in their companies or organizations, have potential to shape the future of Birmingham's business world and are primed to make a significant impact in the Birmingham business community.

Guest User 6/6/22 Guest User 6/6/22

Birmingham-based Chonex raises $5.78M in seed round funding

Chonex receives $5.78M in seed funding to expand production capacity for its biological fertilizer StrongSoil.

Guest User 4/12/22 Guest User 4/12/22

Alabama AgTech Innovator Offers Alternative to Skyrocketing Fertilizer Prices

Fertilizer prices have risen about 100 percent in the past year. STRONGSOIL allows farmers to save money by cutting fertilizer use and still maintain yields. Graph: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index by Commodity: Chemicals and Allied Products: Fertilizer Materials [WPU0652], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WPU0652, April 21, 2022.

Guest User 3/30/22 Guest User 3/30/22

2022’s Shitshow Highlights the Need for More Manure Tech

Manure tech is massively underhyped, but that’s going to change in the coming months and years. Why? Let’s dig in.

Fertilizer prices are out of control.

Firstly, the major news right now is that fertilizer prices are soaring – and there’s no real relief in sight.

Guest User 2/21/22 Guest User 2/21/22

BIO Alabama Approves New Board Members

BIO Alabama is excited to welcome one new director and three new executive committee members. Our new board director is Roger Graben, PhD. Vivek Lal, MD; Michael Lynch, founder and CEO of CHONEX; and Amy Sturdivant will join the executive committee.

Guest User 2/1/22 Guest User 2/1/22

StrongSoil Lab and Field Trials Show Promising Results

StrongSoil lab and field trials show promising results for Chonex. Read more in this feature article in Future Farmer Magazine.

Guest User 1/11/22 Guest User 1/11/22

Alabama Farmers and Companies Shine at American Farm Bureau Convention

After meeting virtually last year, farmers from 50 states and Puerto Rico welcomed the opportunity to fellowship and share ideas at the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Convention in Atlanta Jan. 7-11.

At the closing session, two Alabama companies, CHONEX and Caravan Tech LLC, received $10,000 each as Top 10 finalists in the AFBF Ag Innovation Challenge. CHONEX has developed a patented process for producing organic fertilizer called StrongSoil, while recycling poultry litter.