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ABOUT US

At Prairie AquaTech, we produce powerful plant-based nutritional ingredients and help innovators bring their agriculture and aquaculture products to market.

 

Our products take advantage of patented fermentation technology that creates a high protein ingredient without the anti-nutritional factors common to other alternative protein sources.

 

This process enables producers to lower their feed costs while improving operating metrics, such as animal survivability and growth. Our ingredients are responsibly sourced to protect the environment and raise sustainability standards in the industry.

 

The Prairie AquaTech manufacturing plant is a 45,000 square foot commercial scale facility, capable of producing up to 30,000 tons of ME-PRO annually. It's pre-engineered to expand to 60,000 tons with minimal investment, and is centrally located for efficient access to road, rail, and ports for global distribution.

 

 

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OUR MISSION

Prairie AquaTech was founded with the mission to provide better ingredients for better feed and food.

VALUES

We adhere closely to our company values of safety, quality, respect, transparency, and innovation.

PATENTS

This product and/or its derivatives are subject to one or more U.S. and foreign Patents. For a full list of patents, click below or go to

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LICENSE

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SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability is the foundation of operations and values at Prairie AquaTech. As an innovator and manufacturer of feed ingredients, Prairie AquaTech has

identified three crucial areas that guide

the company’s Sustainability vision:

1. Responsibly grown and sourced

non-GMO crops

 

2. Functional ingredients that

increase nutritional bioavailability

and improve animal health

 

3. Enhanced water quality and

reduced environmental impact

CERTIFIED GROWER'S NETWORK

Our Certified Grower's Network is one example illustrating how we go the extra mile to protect consumers and our environment.

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PRAIRIE

At Prairie AquaTech, we are home to a variety of talent and equipment that provides us with a unique landscape to provide alternative proteins to the world as well as help entrepreneur and academics bring their products to market. Click to learn more about how our team and facilities are set up to improve your success. 

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MANUFACTURING PLANT
310 Caspian Ave, Volga, SD 57071
605.695.3050

 

TECH CENTER
705 32nd Ave S, Brookings, SD 57006
605.692.1266

Email:  info@prairieaquatech.com

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PRAIRIE AQUATECH CAPABILITIES

Prairie AquaTech leverages the following capabilities to develop, manufacture and distribute animal health and nutrition products world-wide.

AgTech Center (Brookings, SD)
Aquaculture Research Lab

Prairie AquaTech’s state-of-the-art aquaculture research lab is equipped to investigate the attractability, palatability, growth, and digestibility of novel feed ingredients in aquafeeds. We are equipped to evaluate performance results of  various feeds using our Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS).

 

  • Nine Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) equipped with UV sterilization, moving bed bio-reactor (MBBR), bead filtration, centrifugal pump, pure oxygen injection, and heat pump
  • Each RAS contains 10 – 36 tanks per system
  • 250 tanks with volumes ranging from 10 – 1000 gallons
  • Bio-Secure Hatchery
  • Necropsy Lab
  • Histology Lab
  • Hach, YSI, and SCADA Water Quality Monitoring Capabilities
  • Noldus EthoVision XT Tracking Camera and Software


Cultured species include, but are not limited to, Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, coho salmon, largemouth bass, channel catfish, barramundi, and whiteleg shrimp.

Aquaculture Research Lab

Prairie AquaTech’s pilot-scale feed manufacturing facility is fully equipped to develop novel aquafeed formulations for nutrition research and the commercial production of extruded feeds.

 

  • Extru-Tech E325 Single-Screw Extruder
  • Phlauer Mixer and Vacuum Oil Coater
  • Jacobson Hammermill – 300 um pre-extrusion grind size
  • Feed Crumble Line:  Roller Mill, Oscillating Crusher, and Sieve
  • Minimum Extrusion Batch Run Size:  200 pounds
  • Maximum Extrusion Production Rate:  800 pounds per hour
  • Extruded Pellet Diameter Range:  1.1 mm – 9.0 mm
  • Feed Crumble Range:  150 um – 800 um
  • Capable of producing floating or sinking feed


Manufacturing Plant  (Volga, SD)

ME-PRO protein production (up to 2,500 tons a month)

 

  • Four 50,000 gallon protein fermenters
  • Proprietary fermentation organism grown onsite
  • Greater than 70 percent protein ingredient
  • Computerized process control to assure consistency in products
  • Production of a soy soluble feed ingredient
  • Automated bagging and palletizing system
  • Lab/testing facility
    • In house testing for:
      • Fat, protein, fiber, moisture, ash, phosphorous
      • Various assays for enzymes
    • Data analytics to verify product consistency and results
    • Near Infrared (NIR) capabilities for faster analytic results, supported by wet chemistry testing
  • Shipping and logistics services

 

 

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