PrairieFood opens office in Aurora

Kansas-based company promotes ‘transitional agronomy’ to help producers protect soil health, reduce fertilizer use/cost

Prairie Food, a Kansas-based company focused on replenishing soil health while reducing synthetic inputs, opened a sales location earlier this month on the west side of the downtown square. Pictured from left are company representatives Pete Martin, Ben Vincent and Chris Vincent
Prairie Food, a Kansas-based company focused on replenishing soil health while reducing synthetic inputs, opened a sales location earlier this month on the west side of the downtown square. Pictured from left are company representatives Pete Martin, Ben Vincent and Chris Vincent

A Kansas-based agronomy company has expanded its operations with a location in downtown Aurora, hoping to help area producers grow more with less fertilizer, water and risk all while focusing on soil health. What started as a quest to turn cattle manure into renewable fuel evolved into what PrairieFood executives are calling a breakthrough soil biology solution. First by accident, and then by desi…