CAN: Ontario company launches biofertilizer made from crickets
HortiDaily
2024.03.26
SureSource Agronomy is rolling out a line of crop nutrient products derived from the excrement, exoskeletons and discarded feed materials of crickets. The insects are raised in the Aspire insect-farming facility in London, and their byproduct is called frass.
SureSource's Rob Wallbridge provided information about it at the Guelph Organic Conference in January and handed out samples of frass products from the company's trade show booth.
The Petrolia-based company announced on Feb. 20 it has received regulatory approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for its pelleted frass product, marketed as Kickin' Frass.
In April 2023, SureSource was among 10 companies granted $200,000 in provincial funding administered by Bioenterprise Canada through its Fertilizer Accelerating Solutions and Technology Challenge.
SureSource Agronomy is rolling out a line of crop nutrient products derived from the excrement, exoskeletons and discarded feed materials of crickets. The insects are raised in the Aspire insect-farming facility in London, and their byproduct is called frass.
SureSource's Rob Wallbridge provided information about it at the Guelph Organic Conference in January and handed out samples of frass products from the company's trade show booth.
The Petrolia-based company announced on Feb. 20 it has received regulatory approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for its pelleted frass product, marketed as Kickin' Frass.
In April 2023, SureSource was among 10 companies granted $200,000 in provincial funding administered by Bioenterprise Canada through its Fertilizer Accelerating Solutions and Technology Challenge.
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