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Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables to Build New Oilseed Processing Plant in Destrehan, Louisiana

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Monday, March 4, 2024

Bunge (NYSE:BG) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) today announced approval of a final investment decision for their joint venture Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC to build a new oilseed processing plant adjacent to its existing processing facility located on the Gulf Coast in Destrehan, LA.

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  • Bunge (NYSE:BG) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) today announced approval of a final investment decision for their joint venture Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC to build a new oilseed processing plant adjacent to its existing processing facility located on the Gulf Coast in Destrehan, LA.
  • The plant features a flexible design, intended to allow it to process soybeans as well as softseeds, including novel winter oilseed crops, such as winter canola and CoverCress, among others.
  • Expected to be operational in 2026, the processing facility aims to add scale and efficiencies to Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables, that will allow the company to better meet the increased market demand for renewable fuel feedstocks.
  • The plant is also intended to support the growing feed and protein markets through the production of meal products.

Checkerspot Announces Breakthrough with the Development of Human Milk Fat Analogue by Fermentation of Microalgae

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Checkerspot, a biotechnology company and Certified B Corporation™ that produces unique oils through the fermentation of microalgae, published in Frontiers in Nutrition a breakthrough in the development of a new source of human milk fat analogue known as OPO (Oleic-Palmitic-Oleic or sn-2 palmitate).

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  • Checkerspot, a biotechnology company and Certified B Corporation™ that produces unique oils through the fermentation of microalgae, published in Frontiers in Nutrition a breakthrough in the development of a new source of human milk fat analogue known as OPO (Oleic-Palmitic-Oleic or sn-2 palmitate).
  • Checkerspot is dedicated to advancing the science of viable alternatives by harnessing the potential of its microalgae-based molecular biology and fermentation capabilities.
  • Infant formulas currently available in the market often incorporate structured triglycerides through human milk fat substitutes produced enzymatically.
  • We obtained a unique human milk fat analog containing palmitic acid in sn-2 position in the range of 73% of total palmitic acid.

Cibus 2023 Field Trial Results Move Developed Traits Closer to Product Sales

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

2023 field trial results have confirmed that rice herbicide tolerance (HT) traits, known as HT1 and HT3, met or exceeded performance expectations when evaluated with proposed commercial herbicide application rates.

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  • 2023 field trial results have confirmed that rice herbicide tolerance (HT) traits, known as HT1 and HT3, met or exceeded performance expectations when evaluated with proposed commercial herbicide application rates.
  • Cibus expects to have field scale demonstrations of the HT rice traits in the US Mid-South in 2024 and expand to other geographies in 2025.
  • “This is an exciting development for both Cibus and the rice industry,” added Norm Sissons, Senior Vice President, Seed & Traits.
  • Meanwhile, Cibus expects the first field results of its PSR trait in WOSR in the United Kingdom later this year.

GIFS at USask partnership receives $56 million commitment for Bangladesh agtech centre

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

The funding, to be invested over five years, will support the establishment of the Bangabandhu-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Agriculture Technology Centre (BP-ATC) as a centre of excellence at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute in Gazipur, Bangladesh.

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  • The funding, to be invested over five years, will support the establishment of the Bangabandhu-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Agriculture Technology Centre (BP-ATC) as a centre of excellence at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute in Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  • GIFS’ partnership with BARC was established in 2020 to promote sustainable food security.
  • “The Bangabandhu-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Agriculture Technology Centre is an exciting, collaborative initiative that will deliver tangible results for all stakeholders.
  • This collaboration will make a difference not only for the people of Bangladesh but also for Canada and the world.”

Cibus Announces New Publication: Industrial Scale Gene Editing in Brassica napus

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Thursday, November 30, 2023

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  • (Link Article: https://www.mdpi.com/2037-0164/14/4/77 )
    “The ability to scale breeding in a precise and repeatable process is the central breakthrough of our high-speed breeding process, which we refer to as the Trait Machine™ System.
  • Here, we demonstrate two case studies of improving oleic oil content and developing pod shatter reduction in Brassica napus by using gene editing tools on an industrial scale.
  • There are four BnaFAD2 genes involved in oleic oil content and eight BnaSHP genes involved in pod shatter tolerance.
  • In order to develop these two traits, we delivered nuclease ribonucleoproteins with Gene Repair Oligonucleotides (GRONs) into protoplasts, with subsequent regeneration into plants on an industrial scale, which encompassed robust tissue culture protocols, efficient gene editing, robotics sampling, and molecular screening, vigorous plant regeneration, growth, and phenotyping.

Cibus Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Company also reports continued progress of Cibus’ high-throughput soybean editing system and its two advanced traits for Sclerotinia resistance and HT2.

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  • Company also reports continued progress of Cibus’ high-throughput soybean editing system and its two advanced traits for Sclerotinia resistance and HT2.
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    SAN DIEGO, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cibus, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBUS) (the Company), a leading agricultural technology company that develops and licenses plant traits to seed companies, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, and provided a business update.
  • Peter Beetham, President and COO of Cibus, commented, "The third quarter is an important period for field studies.
  • Cibus will host a live webcast, Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to discuss its third quarter 2023 financial results and provide a business update.

Croptimistic Introduces the World’s First Map Using Fully Autonomous Plant Stand Counting

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

SWAT CAM technology developed by Croptimistic Technology Inc. (Croptimistic) is a revolutionary crop monitoring tool for farmers and service providers.

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  • SWAT CAM technology developed by Croptimistic Technology Inc. (Croptimistic) is a revolutionary crop monitoring tool for farmers and service providers.
  • It has recently been updated to include a new plant stand count feature which automates the manual process of driving fields and performing subjective plant counts at multiple locations or flying a drone with image capture.
  • “With SWAT CAM now having the ability to perform plant stand counts, it completely eliminates the need for human involvement in this labour-intensive process.
  • It provides a 1000x higher resolution of counts and is completely objective and consistent,” says Derek Rude, VP of Research and Development at Croptimistic.

Concepta Ingredients highlights Brazilian biodiversity portfolio at plant-based fair in London

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Monday, November 13, 2023

SÃO PAULO, Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Concepta Ingredients - the Sabará Group's business unit specializing in providing natural solutions for the food and beverage industry - is present at one of the sector's main global events: Plant Based World Expo Europe. Considered the most important for the plant-based segment, the fair takes place in London, England, on November 15 and 16, and brings together a large audience of retailers, service professionals and investors from the vegan market.

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  • For the event, the company is highlighting its Plant-Based Butter and its Açaí, Passion Fruit and Brazil Nut Oils.
  • André Sabará, Commercial Director of Concepta Ingredients, highlights the importance of being present at an event of this size, held in London, which is expected to welcome more than 30,000 professionals from the food and beverage industry.
  • During the event, Concepta Ingredients will also present the Bio Abundance Program, which reinforces its commitment to Brazilian forests.
  • Brazilian biodiversity products are the result of various projects based on forest conservation and contribute directly to community development.

Plant Protein Partners Developing AI Technology to Improve Crop and Ingredient Quality

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023

With the support of Protein Industries Canada, project partners Enns Bros., Crop Sentry, DL Seeds and AGT Foods will develop the technology to meet the needs of farmers and ingredient processors alike.

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  • With the support of Protein Industries Canada, project partners Enns Bros., Crop Sentry, DL Seeds and AGT Foods will develop the technology to meet the needs of farmers and ingredient processors alike.
  • This in-field data-gathering will help farmers better collect measurements related to crop quality, leading to improved data-driven decisions that will have positive ripple effects up the value chain.
  • “By focusing their initial efforts on in-field AI technology, our project partners are building on the established success of Canada’s agriculture industry to help add value and increase the sustainability of our plant-based value chain.
  • Throughout its first tranche of funding, Protein Industries Canada and its industry partners invested more than $460 million into growing Canada’s plant-based food, feed and ingredient sector through 55 technology and capacity building projects.

BioLiNE® Technology a Global Leader in Advancing Science-Based Biostimulant Solutions Obtains CE Certification with Efficacy Claims

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

BioLiNE® Gold joins a small handful of biostimulant products that have received this certification.

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  • BioLiNE® Gold joins a small handful of biostimulant products that have received this certification.
  • These new regulations require efficacy data justifying the product claims for plant biostimulants.
  • The CE mark ensures growers that the biostimulants they are using are quality products, effective, and safe for the environment.
  • BioLiNE® Corp. is a Canadian technology development company that is focused on science-based solutions that improve the sustainability of food production.