Dave Drinkard, VP of Engineering at Qualterra presents a talk on biomass processing and biochar production technologies at the Qualterra-hosted Biochar Innovation Summit on November 2, 2023. November 9, 2023 – Clean AgTech company Qualterra hosted its first annual Biochar Innovation Summit on November 2, 2023, in the Historic Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington. The…

October 16, 2023 – Clean AgTech company Qualterra has been awarded a second competitive Industrial Symbiosis grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce (DOC) to expand on its project from the initial round of Industrial Symbiosis Grants in 2022. This newly awarded DOC grant funded project is distinct from Qualterra’s year 1 project in…

May 15, 2023 Agricultural biotechnology company Qualterra, Inc., a leader in agricultural and sustainability technologies, today announced that Shara Green has joined the company as its Sales Executive. In her role, Shara will develop new business opportunities and create customized solutions to customer needs across all three commercial technologies at Qualterra: Molecular Plant Testing Services,…

April 24, 2023 – Agricultural biotechnology company Qualterra, Inc., a leader in agricultural and sustainability technologies, today announced that it is the recipient of a second consecutive, $30,000 competitive grant award from the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) Nursery Advisory Committee to continue its industry serving work in controlled environment production of specialty crop…

  March 15, 2023 – Agricultural biotechnology company Qualterra, Inc., a leader in agricultural and sustainability technologies, today announced a major milestone in their business. On March 7, 2023, Qualterra delivered its next generation Biomass Processing Unit (BPU) to its customer, Vaagen Timbers of Colville, WA.  This is a major milestone for Qualterra’s biomass processing…

February 15, 2023 – Agricultural biotechnology company Qualterra, Inc., a leader in agricultural and sustainability technologies, today announced that Dr. Sharol Marcec has started in the role of Field Trial Scientist. In her role, Dr. Marcec will design and manage a portfolio of on-farm trials as well as research conducted at Qualterra’s greenhouse facility and…

At eastern Washington-based Qualterra, we’re on a mission to create innovations for agriculture and sustainability. Our customers, commercial growers and nurseries of specialty crops (apple, cherry, pear, hops and grape) benefit from our technologies when they purchase and receive healthy, vigorous rootstocks/plants that are certified virus-free, and DNA-level verified true to type. To accomplish this,…

Pullman company to start research farm near Spangle Nearly a year after Pullman, Washington-based NuPhy Inc. acquired Spokane-based Ag Energy Solutions Inc., the company’s expansion plans have brought operations into Spokane County under a new company name, Qualterra Inc. Qualterra CEO Mike Werner says the company will remain headquartered in Pullman, Washington, but a newly…

PULLMAN, Wash. September 27, 2022 – Agricultural biotechnology company Qualterra, Inc. purchased a research and demonstration facility in Spangle, WA on 9/9/2022, which it will use to demonstrate its innovative agricultural and sustainability technologies to growers, producers, and partners worldwide. The 77-acre property currently features a 2,500 square foot greenhouse, a 4,700 square foot warehouse…

PULLMAN, Wash. September 22, 2022 – Agicultural biotech company Qualterra (formerly named NuPhY) has been awarded a competitive USDA SBIR Innovation Grant to commercialize its sequencing-based virus diagnostic service and help farmers combat destructive viral diseases. Dr. Seanna Hewitt, genomics scientist and grant writing specialist at Qualterra, explains, “In long lived, clonally propagated plants like…