TerraManus Technologies LLC Soil Conditioning

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TerraManus Technologies LLCSoil Conditioning
Cropping Systems
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Overview

• TerraManus Technologies LLC develops Soil
  Conditioning and Cropping Systems
• designed to address a variety of divergent
  issues and be the reconciling link between
  competing ag-related economic environmental
  interests worldwide

Tap 100 billion ag implement
market Seek Strategic Partners to
commercialize our technologies in order to
position the company to be acquired
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Management Team

• Stephen Carr CEO
  
  Co-Founder with over 12 yrs of Ag
  development, commercialization management
  experience
• Gregg Whittaker CFO
  
  Entrepreneur and former Managing Director with
  Chase Securities in NYC, specializing in
  strategic planning and management of start-up
  companies
• Dr. Darrell Norton Research Manager
  
  President, PedoTechnologies and world renowned
  expert in soil management
• Tony Hartlage Production Manager
  
  Owner and Manager, Hartlage
  Plastics Manufacturing plastics industry expert
• Thomas Page Manager
  
  Owner/Manager, Page Agricultural
  Holdings, a large farming operation providing
  hands on experience in ag industry

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The Problem Econ vs. Environ

• Farmers across the globe struggle . . .
• . . . to reduce costs and increase yields
• . . . while run-off infiltrates our waterways
• . . . as aquifer levels are falling
• . . . and the earth is losing top soil
• . . . when Governments impose strict soil
• and water conservation standards
• . . . knowing the bio-fuel market is booming,
  but requires greater access to cheaper crops

The current balance between economics and the
environment is simply not sustainable
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The Solution TerraStar

• TerraStar is a patented, molded poly wheel
• that creates reservoirs or weir systems of
  geometrically-ordered
• roughness (GOR) which
• consolidate soil (not compact)
• increase soil surface area
• sequesters water where it falls
• manage water flow
• improve water infiltration
• enhance soil quality, stability and
  productivity

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The Solution TerraStar

• What Happens When
• You Reinvent the Wheel?
• Decrease Input Costs ? Increase Crop Yields
• Increase Surface Area
• Retain Soil Moisture Without Oversaturation
• Improve Soil Aeration
• Less Fertilizer Run Off Use Less Fertilizer
• Boost Soil Temperatures
• Conserve Top Soil ? Reduce Soil Erosion
• Boost Germination ? Improve Plant Health

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The Solution TerraStar

• There is no other product of this nature and
  design that leaves soil consolidation for C, H,
  and O movement plus provides soil water and soil
  microbial action as a benefit.
• Dr. Roy M. Stephen President/CEO Arise Research
  Discovery, Inc.
• If combined with current advances in plant
  genetics and sustainable input products the
  TerraStar holds great potential for feeding the
  world's poor.

United Nations Office of the UNDP Fortunatus
Okwiri, Team Leader a,I Poverty Reduction
unit, UNDP Kenya Country Office.  Nairobi
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Company Position PreRevenue

• Completed Field Testing
• Determined Manufacturing
  Processes
• Created Distribution Channel
• Defined Market Potential
• Search for strategic partners to drive market
  demand
• Position the company for acquisition within 12-24
  months

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TerraStar Field Testing
. . . each TerraStar reservoir will capture
2/3 of a pound of sediment per inch of rainfall.
When this is converted to a
per
acre basis, the TerraStar
system has
the potential
to trap
30 tons of soil per
acre
per inch of rainfall.

• Soil Erosion Study Dr. Darrell Norton,
  President of PedoTechnologies, Inc. and
  TerraManus Technologies LLC Manager, June 2006

no run off
Control plot on left and TerraStar prototype plot
on right
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TerraStar Field Testing

• Almost 100 of rainfall was harvested and there
  was no significant evidence of soil erosion or
  run-off
• Central Mexico Study , University of Queretaro,
  
• Dr. Eusabio Ventura Dr. Darrell Norton (2003
  2006)

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TerraStar Field Testing

• Tomatoes 42 increase in yields
• Improved appearance and consistency
• No staking required in TerraStar plot (1,500
  per acre savings)
• Potatoes 21 increase in yields
• Improved consistency appearance
• Corn 12 increase in yields
• Improved plant structure
• Erosion
• 9 rainfall in 24 hours (spring 08),
  
  TerraStar plot corn undamaged
• Nitrates
• TerraStar reduces nitrate levels 50
  in
  watershed

Arise Research Discovery (2006 present)
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Manufacturing and Distribution
TerraStars are manufactured by VH
Manufacturing, Inc. a leader in the production
of plastic agricultural parts www.polytin.com
TerraStars are distributed primarily via the
existing sales and marketing networks of our
strategic partners
May Wes Mfg. (a subsidiary of Pride Solutions,
LLC)

is currently our sole strategic partner
a market leader in manufacturing and
distributing durable, high-quality polyethylene
attachments for agricultural implements www.maywe
s.com
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Diversified Market Potential

• Corn Soybean Growers
• Additional
• Vertical Markets
• Vegetable Growers
• Construction
• Industry Site Prep
• Landscape
• Turf Industry
• Livestock Producers
• Strip Mining
• Industry
• Environmental
• Green Agencies
• Government
• Agencies
• Third World
• Countries NGO

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Market Estimates
Estimated Unit Sales
Market Penetration
1 historical market penetration rates for
hybrid corn 2 estimated market penetration
rates for TerraStar 3 approximately 30
TerraStars per implement unit sale 4 TerraStar
implement developed for the 1.4 billion farmers
in LDCs (see picture at right)
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Opportunity

• Additional Strategic Partners
• Pharmeceutical Seed Companies
• to position TerraStar technology as a BMP and
  to drive market demand with their products
• Implement Attachment Manufacturers
• to integrate TerraStars within their
  tillage/planting implements and attachments and
  drive sales via their existing marketing and
  distribution channels
• Attract Interested Investors
• With less than 1 market penetration, TerraManus
  could have
  an enterprise value of approximately
  1 billion
• We anticipate selling the company within 12 24
  months
• We are currently raising an additional 500,000
• in equity funding via the sale of participating
  preferred equity in order to fund
• our ongoing research and operations

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Conclusion
TerraManus Technologies LLCSoil Conditioning
Cropping Systems The reconciling link between
competing economic and environmental interests
around the world TerraStar usage addresses a
variety of environmental issues,
including soil and water management effectiveness
while increasing crop
yields and reducing input costs
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