(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Ag firm’s billion-dollar success validates St. Louis’ two-decade-old biotech vision
May 13, 2021
As the 20th century wound down, St. Louis had an identity crisis. The giant companies that had powered the economy for decades were running out […]
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BENSON HILL – SUSTAINABLE FOOD TECHNOLOGY COMPANY DRIVING THE PLANT-BASED FOOD REVOLUTION – TO COMBINE WITH STAR PEAK CORP II
May 10, 2021
Benson Hill, a food technology company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, announced today that it will become publicly listed through a business combination […]
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(Des Moines Register) St. Louis startup says it’s developed eco-friendly ‘cash cover crop’ to add to corn-soybean rotation
April 7, 2021
A St. Louis startup agriculture company says it’s developed a cover crop that will eventually generate income for Iowa and other Midwest farmers while helping […]
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(St. Louis Business Journal) CoverCress raises $8M, Bunge’s venture arm participates
April 5, 2021
St. Louis agtech startup CoverCress has secured $8 million in funding that will position it to commercially launch its newly developed crop. Bunge Ventures Ltd., […]
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(AgriMarketing) Plastomics enters new collaboration to improve soybean insect resistance
March 18, 2021
Plastomics, Inc., an agricultural biotech company located in 39 North, developing a step change in trait delivery technology, and Evogene Ltd.’s, (NASDAQ, TASE: EVGN), Ag-Seed […]
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(St. Louis Magazine)How a St. Louis scientist is developing a zero-carbon smart farm system
March 5, 2021
When Nadia Shakoor began searching for a streamlined way to collect data on crop growth, the seed was planted for a revolutionary idea: to create a fully […]
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