(STL Post Dispatch) CoverCress deal is a big win for St. Louis’ ag-startup effort
August 9, 2022
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 […]
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(AgFunder) AgTech NEXT 2022 will examine how technology, trade and talent can reinforce our food system
August 3, 2022
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 […]
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(INNO) Bayer buys majority stake in St. Louis agtech startup
August 3, 2022
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 […]
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(INNO) Fire Awards: Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator looks to elevate agtech firms
August 3, 2022
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 […]
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(INNO) Two IPOs. Zero regrets.
August 3, 2022
Startup Exit Awards: Exits of the Year – Benson Hill and Nerdy Benson Hill and Nerdy didn’t begin with ambitions of becoming public companies. They […]
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Two St. Louis-Based Food Innovators Partner to Introduce Heart Healthy Cooking Oil Into Food Service Applications, Forming More Sustainable Seed-to-Shopper Supply Chain
July 28, 2022
Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE: BHIL, the “Company” or “Benson Hill”), a food tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, has signed a supplier […]
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