Steven R. Hartmeier

Verdant Brands CSEP, Inc. sold environmentally safe pest control products. The company was headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Verdant Brands, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets lawn and garden products. Its products include pest control, fertilizer, and grass seed products. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

Monsanto Co. engages in the provision of agricultural products to farmers. It provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. The company was founded by John F. Queeny in 1901 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Vestaron Corp. develops and markets bioinsecticides derived from naturally occurring peptides. It offers the following brands: Spear-T for the treatment of thrips, Spear-P controls Colorado Potato beetle, and Spear-C protects crops from lepidopteran pests. The company was founded by Glenn F. King in 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Suterra LLC produces sound pest control products for agricultural crop protection and commercial pest control sector. The firm offers CheckMate agricultural products which utilizes pheromones to disrupt the mating behavior of pests. The company was founded on July 18, 2001 and is headquartered in Bend, OR.

mOasis, Inc. develops polymer based soil amendment product for crop yields. It specializes in crop science and hydrogels to irrigated agriculture. The firm's product BountiGel, which manufactures hydrogels a non-toxic, EPA- certified soil additive that allows growers to optimize water resources for maximized crop yields. The company was founded by Nai-Hong Li and Yohei Iwasaki in 2010 and is headquartered in Union, CA.