The innovators behind a start-up reinventing cattle feed are farmers
Kangaroos’ unique microbiome means they digest feed very efficiently and can thrive in conditions where cattle and sheep starve. ProAgni is using this insight to develop nutrition products.
Fiona Soulsby, the co-founder of ProAgni, with her dog Bailey at home near Albury. Simon Dallinger
The stereotype of an information technology start-up is a software engineer cruising the inner city on a scooter, in Australian agribusiness, the face of innovation is actually a farmer.
One example is ProAgni, co-founded by Fiona Soulsby, Lachlan Campbell and Robert Bell. ProAgni has developed nutrition products for sheep and cattle that mimic kangaroo gut biology. The first product, ProTect, helps take antibiotics out of the food chain. ProAgni also has a probiotic product in development which will help reduce methane and other greenhouse gas emissions.
Natasha GillezeauReporterNatasha Gillezeau is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review based in the Sydney office. Connect with Natasha on Twitter.
