Archive for November 2021
(Ag Industry News) 39 North Startup Plastomics Secures $7.1 Million in Series A Funding
New Investors have signed on to help deliver better-performing seeds to farmers feeding the planet. Plastomics, Inc., a biotechnology company helping to develop higher performing seeds for the agriculture sector…
Read More(Sustainability Magazine) Pivot Bio: transforming the food system & reducing emissions
As the human population rises and the focus of climate change shifts onto the methods of food production, many farmers are looking for sustainable solutions.Pivot Bio offers a clean alternative…
Read More(Vegconomist) Benson Hill Announces ‘Crop Accelerator’ to Supply Massive Demand for Plant Meat
Benson Hill, a publicly listed company since this September, announces the opening of its Crop Accelerator, a state-of-the-art research facility located near the Company’s St. Louis HQ. The company reports…
Read More(NY Times) How this new cover crop generates low carbon fuel
CoverCress, a homegrown startup based at BRDG Park at the Danforth Center is advancing a new cover crop that protects open soil between corn and soybean crops and produces an…
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