Silt fence top of the structure; requiring another silt fence above or below it (creating a new ponding area), or for the silt fence to be removed, the sediment removed or spread out, and a new fence installed. The fence is not designed to concentrate or channel stormwater. The fence is installed on a site before soil disturbance begins, and is placed down-slope from the disturbance area. Sediment is captured by silt fences primarily through ponding of water and settling, rather than filtration by the fabric. Sand and silt tends to clog the fabric, and then the sediments settle in the temporary
Granular Inc. Granular Inc. Granular Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops and markets farm management software. The company's software allows farmers to manage operational and financial data on a single cloud and mobile platform. As of 2016, Granular raised $25 million in venture funding and acquired the farm valuation platform AcreValue. Granular is a spinoff of the company Solum, which was founded in 2009. In 2014, Monsanto acquired half of the business, which focused on soil testing and was merged with Climate Corp. The remaining half of the company was spun-off into Granular. After the split, Granular raised $4.2 million