Ag tech

Researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center are working on a device that they hope to eventually sell to farmers.The PheNode can monitor a…

Monsanto held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday to open 36 new greenhouses at its Chesterfield Research Center.The celebration of the state-of-the-art…

Two years ago BioSTL set out to put St. Louis on Israel’s radar.The non-profit, founded in 2001, helped develop the support system for St. Louis…

It’s hard to overstate how big of a deal the National Ploughing Championships are in Ireland.Prime Minister Enda Kenny attended the annual event last…

Losing a corporate headquarters is generally not considered good news.Yet the announcement that Creve Coeur-based Monsanto is likely to be acquired by…

On a Sunday morning in Tel Aviv the streets are bustling. It’s the first day of the work week for Israelis.BioSTL’s man in Israel, Uri Attir, has set up…

In a glass-encased room under a white tent, ag tech startups took to a stage in a pitch competition on Tuesday. It was just a small part of the National…

The Yield Lab, a St. Louis-based food and ag tech accelerator, is planning to expand into Galway, Ireland.The incubator launched in 2014, investing…

NewLeaf Symbiotics is growing fast.Formed in 2012, the startup has nearly 40 employees and has hired four executives in the last year.The latest executive…

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will dedicate a new wing of the facility on Friday. The expansion is called the William H. Danforth Wing, in…