Archive for June 2022
(WebMD) How Climate Change is Affecting our Food
If you lived through 2021, you witnessed some of the most extraordinary weather since recordkeeping began. In the mild and rainy Pacific Northwest, a catastrophic heatwave practically roasted berries on…
Read More(INNO Insights) A bridge between big and small: St. Louis’ agtech sector has proven how corporations can benefit from local startup investments
Since its founding in 2013, CoverCress, which is bringing a new cash crop to market, has exhibited how some of St. Louis’ largest corporations can play a key role in…
Read MoreA Growing Innovation District: 39 North Celebrates Its Five Year Anniversary
This year we celebrate the five-year anniversary of 39 North, our 600-acre innovation district located in the heart of agriculture. Anchored by the Danforth Center, BRDG Park, the Helix Center…
Read More(St. Louis INNO) 3 St. Louis startups win spots in Danforth Center/Wells Fargo agtech incubator program
Three St. Louis startups have been selected for the newest agtech cohort of the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²), which includes companies using the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in…
Read More(St. Louis Public Radio) Agriculture companies have lots of job openings in STEM fields, far from the farm
Jobs in agriculture don’t just take place on the farm. Across the Midwest, plant science and ag companies are looking for scientists and others in STEM to fill positions in…
Read More(WebMD) Food Technology: What’s Coming Is Better Than Sliced Bread
That tuna-on-whole-wheat you had for lunch is a technological marvel. A century ago, few people could’ve guessed how simple it would become to make. Sliced bread only hit the market…
Read MoreDeveloping a domestic source of natural rubber from an existing crop
Edison Agrosciences has the key to preventing a natural rubber apocalypse: sunflowers. Edison is an agricultural biotechnology company dedicated to developing a domestic source of natural rubber by improving an…
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