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Protect Your Harvest, Defend Against Frost

Our eco-friendly solution protects grape and other fruit crops from devastating frost damage. 

Grapes
Wine Bottles

Our Approach

Our solution, FrostDefender™, uses proprietary encapsulation technology to delay bud break and improves cold hardiness, reducing the need for traditional frost mitigation methods.

Maintains potential yield

Spring frost is the most significant risk to yield, regularly costing growers major losses. FrostDefender protects yield by delaying bud break.

Environmentally friendly and sustainable

FrostDefender uses our proprietary encapsulation technology offering up to a 40% reduction in carbon footprint compared to traditional methods.

Protects highest value fruit

The first harvest of grapes makes the best wine, so protecting the first buds from frost preserves the most valuable fruit.

Grapes

What Drives Us

We’ve seen first-hand the grave consequences to viticulturalist and fruit growing businesses, and their communities when crops suffer from early frost. Climate change is making those losses more frequent. As scientists with a foundation in agricultural innovation, we knew we could do better. ​

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Beyond Conventional Solutions

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Yield

Increase

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Sustainable 

Impact

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Sustained Bud Break Delay

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Sustained Frost Hardiness

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CO2

Reduction

Select Partners

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Who We Serve

From vineyards to fruit orchards, FrostDefense serves farmers facing frost risks. Our products are designed to delay bud break and shield crops during vulnerable growth stages, ensuring better harvest outcomes.

60 Hazelwood Dr.

Champaign IL 60820

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