Archive for October 2020
CoverCress Collaborates with Salk Institute on Cover Crop Carbon-Sequestration Research
CoverCress, Inc., announced a new collaboration with the Salk Institute to improve plant yield, soil health and soil organic carbon storage in cover crops via cutting-edge technologies developed by the…
Read More(The Pantagraph) ‘Wonder weed’ research called a ‘game changer’
Illinois State University researchers, administrators and elected officials lauded pennycress, once considered to be just a “weed,” as an economic and environmental game-changer during an event at the ISU Research…
Read More(Farm Progress) Farmer finds niche growing soybeans for ag tech company
Grant Pothast knows a thing or two about investing in the future. The northwest Iowa native spent 25 years on Wall Street. While it may seem as though these two…
Read More(Midwest Messenger) Vaccine manufacturer could turn the tide on African Swine Fever
There could be a breakthrough on the near horizon for African swine fever. Aptimmune Biologics Inc., a St. Louis, Missouri-based biotechnology company that focuses on developing swine vaccines, has been…
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