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Cultivar STL Launches
The Danforth Center and its partners have united to launch a new initiative: Cultivar STL. This collaboration aims to strengthen agtech partnerships between St. Louis and Latin America, contribute to economic growth, and create a healthier, more sustainable world. Read more.
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Boosting Soybean Oil
Research from the lab of Doug Allen, PhD, has revealed a new method to improve the production of soybean oil. This discovery could have an impact on green fuel development in particular. Soybean oil also plays a critical role in food, feed, and industrial applications. The findings were recently published in New Phytologist. Read more.
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Thank You for Joining the Challenge!
Thank you to everyone who played a part in this year’s Grow Challenge Week of Giving™. Together we raised more than $110,000 for plant science innovation and local STEM education, making this year’s fundraiser one of our most successful ever. Thank you to our Young Friends committee for their leadership role, to our individual donors, and to our sponsors and food and beverage partners listed below.
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New Field Site Takes Flight
Last year, the Danforth Center acquired a 140-acre farm in St. Charles and transformed it into a Field Research Site. Since then, the site has enabled a host of exciting new experiments, many in partnership with the Taylor Geospatial Institute, and deploying tools such as satellites, GPS technologies, and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones. Read more.
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The reconstructed prairie surrounding the Danforth Center is a meaningful reminder of what Midwestern landscapes used to look like. This year in honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we have installed a new plaque in our prairie to acknowledge, celebrate, and honor the Native Peoples who stewarded this land. Read more.
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EVENTS: Ignite |October 18
Join us for our October IGNITE event: Connecting Global Ecosystems for Greater Impact. Network and socialize with members of our community and hear from our panel of experts about how collaboration is key to solving the climate crisis. Tickets are complimentary, but seating is limited. Register today.
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EVENTS: BioBash | October 24
Looking to make connections and boost your career in the sciences? Join us for BioBash 2023! This free, one-day, annual career networking and job fair offers a chance for the scientific community in St. Louis to come together, share ideas, and explore new horizons. Register here.
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'Tis the Season of Gift Giving
Right now is an excellent time to consider a gift that pays you back: a charitable gift annuity (CGA). CGA payout rates are higher than they have been for ten years, meaning your charitable gift would benefit you more than ever—while also sustaining the work of the Danforth Plant Science Center for years to come. Learn more at our Legacy giving site.
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Thanks to our Grow Challenge Sponsors:
Platinum: Novus International
Gold: Bayer Crop Science, Bunge, Christner Architects, Hjelle Advisors, Moneta Group, United Soybean Board
Silver: BioBalance Health, CoverCress; Lewis & Clark Agrifood; Mandel, Mandel, Marsh, Sudekum and Sanger; Maritz; Polsinelli; St. Louis Trust & Family Office
Bronze: Benjamin F. Edwards, CMA Global, Color Art, Common Ground Public Relations, CTC Genomics, CTI, Dive Bomb Industries, First Bank, Hermann Companies, KWS, Nestlé Purina, RNAissance Ag, RubinBrown
Thanks to Party with the Plants Food & Beverage Partners:
4 Hands Brewing Co., Anheuser-Busch, Lohr Distributing, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Pedego Electric Bikes, Rootberry, Sugarfire Smokehouse, and Switchgrass Spirits.
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