The Oligarchs now manufacture alternate high-margin, wasteful fertilizers such as top-dressed or surface-applied Urea and 32-0-0. The ammonia price is now almost 8 times higher than it was 25 years ago, yet the material to manufacture ammonia costs the lowest in the 25-year history of natural gas.

As a result of this shift, most non-owners of Exactrix® equipment have experienced an opportunity loss of $60-$150 per acre of net income every year for the last 14 years. The Oligarchs continue to move away from ammonia. Their bottom line does not help the farmer bottom line or the environment. That’s where Exactrix® and Proton Ventures step back in.

Partners in the development of Exactrix® equipment come from the era of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) involvement in American agriculture. Unlike the Oligarchs of Fertilizer, these partners are highly educated—and skilled— regarding nutrient power.