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Agricultural Industry / Solar Power / Sustainability

Sustainable business group sets webinar on ‘agrivoltaics’

GRAND RAPIDS—The Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is hosting a webinar to introduce the state to agrovoltaics, the planting of food crops, pollinator habitats, and other vegetation underneath photovoltaic solar panels. …

Agricultural Industry / Cannabis Industry / Carbon Neutrality

Heartland wins USDA grant to expand research on regenerative agriculture, carbon sequestration

DETROIT—Heartland Industries has won a three-year, $360,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to continue research in its “Hemp4Soil” program. This grant will allow …

Agricultural Industry / Biology

UM study finds biodiversity protects bee communities from disease

ANN ARBOR—A new analysis of thousands of native and nonnative Michigan bees shows that the most diverse bee communities have the lowest levels of three common viral pathogens. University of …

Agricultural Industry / Sustainability

General Mills moving to ‘regenerative dairy’ in Michigan for yogurt

MINNEAPOLIS—General Mills, the Minneapolis, Minn.-based maker of Yoplait, Liberté and Mountain High yogurt products, announced the start of a three-year regenerative dairy pilot in western Michigan, a key sourcing region …

Agricultural Industry / Biotech

Neogen acquires its distributors in Argentina and Uruguay

LANSING–Neogen Corp. (Nasdaq: NEOG), the manufacturer of food and animal safety testing products, announced it had acquired Productos Quimicos Magiar, a distributor of Neogen’s food safety diagnostics for the past …

Photo of a 2011 algae bloom on Lake Erie by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon -- NASA
Agricultural Industry / University Research / Water Resources

New UM study: Lake Huron a crucial part of controlling toxic Lake Erie algal blooms

ANN ARBOR—A new study from the University of Michigan asserts that targets to reduce phosphorous outputs from the Detroit area to control toxic blooms of cyanobacteria in Lake Erie are …

Agricultural Industry / Food Industry

New food risk analysis software for Neogen customers

LANSING—The Lansing-based food and animal safety testing developer Neogen Corp. (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced it has signed a development and licensing agreement with Boston-based Corvium Inc., that will allow Neogen’s customers …

Agricultural Industry / Genetic Engineering / Textile Industry

Kraig completes construction on ‘spider silk’ lab in Vietnam

ANN ARBOR—Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) Thursday announced the completion of construction at its new biotech research laboratory in Vietnam. The Ann Arbor-based company, which has spliced spider genes …

Agricultural Industry / E-Commerce / Venture Capital

Detroit-based online plant store Bloomscape raises $7.5M in VC

DETROIT—Bloomscape, a direct-to-consumer plant company based in downtown Detroit, announced $7.5 million in Series A funding. Washington, D.C.-based Revolution Ventures led the round with participation from New York City-based Endeavor …

Agricultural Industry

California real estate firm to lend another $18 million to cannabis farm near Lansing

DIMONDALE—The San Diego real estate firm Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. (NYSE: IIPR), which focuses on the regulated cannabis industry, announced that it entered into an amendment of the lease with …

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