MustGrow Receives California Registration and Organic Approval for TerraSante(™) Biofertility Product By Investing.com

• MustGrow has received the California Department of Food Agriculture approval to commence sales of TerraSante^™, an organic biofertility product, in California.
• Additionally, MustGrow has received organic certification from California’s Organic Input Material (OIM) Program.
• Mustard-derived TerraSante^™ focuses on soil microbiome health, nutrient/water use efficiencies, and plant yields.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan–(Newsfile Corp. – May 8, 2024) – MustGrow Biologics Corp. (TSXV: MGRO) (OTCQB: MGROF) (FSE: 0C0) (the “Company” or “MustGrow“) is pleased to announce receipt of the California Department of Food Agriculture registration approval for its mustard plant-based TerraSante^™, an organic biofertility product. MustGrow’s TerraSante^™ has also received organic certification from California’s Organic Input Material (OIM) Program, a specific California requirement beyond MustGrow’s existing Organic OMRI Listed^® certifications in Oregon and Washington State.

TerraSante^™ product sales are now authorized to commence in California. The registration and certification are an important step in MustGrow’s commercialization strategy with BioAg Product Strategies to develop and commercialize MustGrow’s soil amendment and biofertility technologies, including TerraSante^™. In addition to California, and recently-awarded Oregon and Washington State, MustGrow expects to continue its efforts towards further state-level registrations in other pertinent U.S. states.

BioAg Product Strategies owner, Tim Lichatowich, remarked, “There has been tremendous buzz surrounding TerraSante^™ since recent state registrations were awarded. TerraSante^™ has a lot of the characteristics in a product that producers are looking for, making it an exciting advancement for organic, sustainable, and regenerative agriculture in California.”

MustGrow’s TerraSante^™ product complements the Company’s existing biocontrol programs in preplant soil fumigation, postharvest food preservation, and bioherbicide, which are currently under development with four global partners: Bayer (OTC:), Sumitomo Corporation, Janssen PMP, and NexusBioAg.

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