Archive for August 2022
(CNBC Make It) The 10 best U.S. cities for new grads to start a career—and none are New York or LA
A new report from CNBC Make It ranks St. Louis #1 for college grads to start a career, beating out other top cities! All top three cities are located in…
Read More(AFN) How St. Louis cultivates collaboration between agtech and geospatial tech to strengthen food security
Geospatial technologies like remote sensing, GPS, and GIS have existed for decades, but it’s only recently that they’ve been established as important tools for the future of agriculture and, more…
Read More(St. Louis American) 39 North Partner Metro St. Louis YWCA receives national honors
The Young Women’s Christian Association [YWCA] of Metro St. Louis has received the organization’s highest honor, the National Program of Excellence given by the National Head Start Association. It is the…
Read MoreVIDEO: (HEC Media) St. Louis Agtech Startup Sees Sunflowers as Reliable Source of Natural Rubber in America’s Future
Edison Agrosciences in St. Louis has produced natural rubber from sunflower leaves; which was grown in a lab at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. CEO David Woodburn believes this…
Read MoreMeet Your Neighbors: Allied Blending, LP
Allied Blending, LP is developing specialty blends for the dairy, tortilla, and plant-based markets but they didn’t start out that way. According to CEO Frederic Schulders, Allied Blending, LP has…
Read More(Harvest Public Media) Agriculture companies are desperate for workers
Want to work in agriculture but farm life is maybe not for you? Well, right now, the largest number of open positions in agriculture is actually in cities, and science…
Read More(STL Post Dispatch) CoverCress deal is a big win for St. Louis’ ag-startup effort
The pitch sounded audacious: Turn a plant that most farmers considered a weed into a cash crop. Creating a new cash crop is a tall order, but the startup would…
Read More(AgFunder) AgTech NEXT 2022 will examine how technology, trade and talent can reinforce our food system
The Donald Donald Danforth Plant Science Center just announced AgTech NEXT 2022, a three-day event that will examine the intersection of technology, trade, and talent as they relate to our regional and global…
Read More(INNO) Bayer buys majority stake in St. Louis agtech startup
Bayer AG is acquiring a majority stake in St. Louis-based agriculture startup CoverCress Inc., a move that comes as CoverCress this year plans for a full commercial launch of its…
Read More(INNO) Fire Awards: Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator looks to elevate agtech firms
Since inking a partnership with the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in 2018, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2) has placed a focus on elevating agtech startups in St. Louis.…
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