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Benson Hill Raises $15M in Series D Funding Round to Accelerate the Pace of Food Innovation on a Global Scale
November 12, 2020
ST. LOUIS, MO – October 29, 2020 – Benson Hill has announced the close of a $150 million Series D funding round led by Wheatsheaf Group and GV […]
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St. Louis AgriBusiness Club Releases New 2020 Agricultural Economic Impact Study
November 9, 2020
The St. Louis Agribusiness Club has now for the fourth time studied the economic value of agribusiness to the St. Louis region. The study has […]
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CoverCress Collaborates with Salk Institute on Cover Crop Carbon-Sequestration Research
October 20, 2020
CoverCress, Inc., announced a new collaboration with the Salk Institute to improve plant yield, soil health and soil organic carbon storage in cover crops via […]
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(The Pantagraph) ‘Wonder weed’ research called a ‘game changer’
October 15, 2020
Illinois State University researchers, administrators and elected officials lauded pennycress, once considered to be just a “weed,” as an economic and environmental game-changer during an […]
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(Farm Progress) Farmer finds niche growing soybeans for ag tech company
October 15, 2020
Grant Pothast knows a thing or two about investing in the future. The northwest Iowa native spent 25 years on Wall Street. While it may […]
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(Midwest Messenger) Vaccine manufacturer could turn the tide on African Swine Fever
October 12, 2020
There could be a breakthrough on the near horizon for African swine fever. Aptimmune Biologics Inc., a St. Louis, Missouri-based biotechnology company that focuses on […]
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