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New Center of Excellence Aims to Provide Alternatives to Synthetic Nitrogen Fertilizer
December 3, 2021
Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer is a major contributor to climate change and environmental pollution. Modern-day agriculture was not developed to be highly nitrogen efficient and growers […]
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(St. Louis Business Journal) Israeli company opens $18M facility in St. Louis to produce plant-based meat substitutes
December 3, 2021
An Israeli publicly-traded company with its North American headquarters in St. Louis opened an $18 million production facility Thursday focused on producing “alternative protein,” or […]
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(Ag Industry News) 39 North Startup Plastomics Secures $7.1 Million in Series A Funding
November 18, 2021
New Investors have signed on to help deliver better-performing seeds to farmers feeding the planet. Plastomics, Inc., a biotechnology company helping to develop higher performing […]
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(Sustainability Magazine) Pivot Bio: transforming the food system & reducing emissions
November 11, 2021
As the human population rises and the focus of climate change shifts onto the methods of food production, many farmers are looking for sustainable solutions.Pivot […]
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(Vegconomist) Benson Hill Announces ‘Crop Accelerator’ to Supply Massive Demand for Plant Meat
November 11, 2021
Benson Hill, a publicly listed company since this September, announces the opening of its Crop Accelerator, a state-of-the-art research facility located near the Company’s St. […]
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(NY Times) How this new cover crop generates low carbon fuel
November 1, 2021
CoverCress, a homegrown startup based at BRDG Park at the Danforth Center is advancing a new cover crop that protects open soil between corn and […]
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