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Company Spotlight: Mycorrhizal Applications
Back in 1995, Dr. Mike and Eileen Amaranthus used their garage to establish Mycorrhizal Applications, a company that focused on forest restoration through the use of ectomycorrhizal slurries (fungi). As…
Read More(FOX2) St. Louis Name #1 City where minority-owned startups thrive
According to a study by JobSage, 25 percent of startups, or 2,279, in St. Louis are minority-owned with annual sales totaling, $193,558,000. St. Louis also has programs to help diverse business…
Read MoreBayer Crop Science Fighting Food Insecurity, Climate Change
Bayer Crop Science, which has its North American headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, has put two topics at the center of its research and development initiatives, developing new products that it…
Read MoreDanforth Center Collaborates on a $65 Million USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Project
St. Louis, MO (September 28, 2022) – Nadia Shakoor, PhD, principal investigator and senior research scientist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is part of the nation-wide team that will work to quantify…
Read MoreControlling crop damaging insects
In 2017, Impetus Agriculture was formed to take on a new idea to control crop damaging insects. KWS, a 160+ year old seed company based in Germany and 39 North,…
Read More(AFN) Impact investors call for more ‘creative capital’ as agtech innovation increases
Agtech has a very important role to play in building a more efficient, equitable and sustainable global food system. From digital to biological tools, agtech entrepreneurs are collectively working to…
Read More(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…
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