R&D

Vital Farms Doubles Size of Missouri Facility

Vital Farms, the largest brand of pasture-raised eggs in the U.S., has doubled the size of its egg washing and packing plant in Springfield, Missouri. Vital Farms’ Springfield plant will now ... Read More

Cargill Announces New Investment in Missouri

Cargill, a global leader in agtech and food production, recently announced plans to build a new soybean processing facility near Caruthersville, Missouri. When complete, the new facility will be one of ... Read More

CEO Insights: Food Industry Still Has Post-Pandemic Challenges to Face

Missouri Partnership CEO, Subash Alias, recently offered his outlook in Food Processing on what challenges the food industry will face post-pandemic and how companies can be successful in the future. Even ... Read More

Two Missouri Agtech Companies Partner to Develop Renewable Fuels

CoverCress Inc., a St. Louis, Missouri-based agtech company, has partnered with Bunge on a “long-term commercial partnership” that will involve processing grain to develop renewable fuels. CoverCress said the grain it ... Read More

UK Tech Company Selects Missouri as Base for US Operations

Wyld Networks, a tech company that specializes in wireless connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced plans to base the company’s USA operations in Missouri. Wyld will use Missouri ... Read More

Nestlé Invests Millions in Missouri Facility

Nestlé Professional USA, the out-of-home division of Nestlé which produces a variety of ready-to-use products for restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more, announced plans to invest $7.5 million to expand its facility ... Read More

Pet Nutrition Company Growing in St. Louis, Missouri

Native Pet, a St. Louis-based pet nutrition company, recently announced plans to add to its team and expand the distribution of its products. Founded in 2017 by longtime friends Dan Schaefer ... Read More

Governor Highlights Missouri’s Global Agtech Leadership in Visit to United Kingdom

Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently visited the United Kingdom, where he took time to highlight Missouri’s global agtech leadership, and partnership with Agri-TechE, a UK-based private sector agtech organization. “As Missouri’s ... Read More

Biotechnology Company Growing in Cortex Innovation Community

Wugen, a St. Louis, Missouri-based biotechnology startup, recently announced plans to relocate to a larger space within the Cortex Innovation Community. “We’re proud to see cutting-edge companies like Wugen starting up ... Read More

Missouri Celebrates National Ag Day

It’s National Ag Day! We couldn’t think of a better time to highlight Missouri’s global leadership in agtech. Did you know Missouri is home to nearly 100,000 farms and employs more ... Read More