New York’s Grow-NY shortlist dropped on 26 August 2025. As ever, twenty startups span everything from upcycled foods to materials science. But five of them speak directly to the lines that decide a farm’s year—chemical spend, fertiliser rates, methane liabilities, and pollination risk. The test between now and the Canandaigua summit on 12–13 November is simple: can they turn a claim into a budget delta in the Grow-NY region and beyond?
Why these five
Two realities frame this year’s selection. First, input costs remain the adoption throttle. Even after the 2022 spike receded, the U.S. farm sector still spent $31.0 billion on fertiliser,
