Project Overview
Pacific Kelp Company (PKC) will partner with two industry-leading crop consulting and farm-advisory organizations—Agrellus and Hubbard AgriScience—to conduct high-quality field trials across multiple high-value crops and geographies. These independent trials address the most critical barrier facing new agricultural products: credibility and adoption driven by trusted, third-party agronomists and crop consultants. The project will test PKC’s kelp-based biostimulant in at least 4-5 targeted crop types, generate rigorous agronomic performance data, and broadly disseminate validated results across each partner’s extensive farmer network. This approach strategically accelerates demand creation for Alaska-farmed kelp inputs and ensures new products enter the market with strong technical backing, industry trust, and a pathway to scalable sales. Key industry partners like Agrellus and Hubbard have dedicated decades developing relationships and credibility with farmers and agricultural players to bring new products to market and their existing networks will only help to accelerate adoption of Alaskan kelp biostimulants.