A Birmingham-based Agribusiness Venture Selected for a Missouri-based Startup Competition.

A Birmingham-based agribusiness venture has been selected for a Missouri-based startup competition.

CHONEX, which has previously received an investment from Southern Research's Prosperity Fund, was selected by The Yield Lab to participate in the first-ever Manure Challenge.

The eight companies were among 63 applicants for Manure Challenge, a new startup competition focused on manure-management technologies and products. As part of the competition, cohort companies will receive mentorship, guidance, and networking opportunities aimed at commercializing their technology. The eight startups will compete for non-dilutive funding at a pitch contest in the first quarter of 2020.

CHONEX has been granted U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a system it has developed to recycle poultry manure.