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Switch Bioworks Raises $17M in Series Seed Financing

World Agri-Tech

Current manufacturing is largely based on fossil fuels and leads to over a gigaton of CO2 equivalent emissions and many damaging environmental consequences such as fertilizer run-off and eutrophication. The post Switch Bioworks Raises $17M in Series Seed Financing appeared first on World AgriTech USA.

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Industry Ag News 3/29

Agwired

million acres of corn in 2024, down 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). million acres in 2024, up 3% from last year. billion compared to last year and the seeds business grew 2 percent to $4.8 billion in 2023.

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Farm Bill Coalition Letter

NASDA

AMPI) Association of Equipment Manufacturers Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Austin Chapter 10 IWLA BASF Corporation Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) Georgia Wildlife Federation Ginkgo Bioworks Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development Council , Inc.

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Industry Ag News 9/22

Agwired

Nayak is recognized for her innovative approach to engaging farmers in demand-driven rice seed systems, from testing and deployment to access and adoption of climate-resilient and nutritious rice varieties. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers honored U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Senator John Thune (R-S.D.),

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From Commodification to Conservation: Restoring Agrobiodiversity through Seed Breeding – Part I: 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Editor’s Note: This post is the first in a two-part series about seed breeding. This series will explore the history of seed breeding in the US, the impacts of consolidation and concentration of seed breeding on farmers and our food systems, and what a more democratic seed breeding system might look like.

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