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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: Aug. 5, 2022

August 5, 2022

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

Bayer, Bunge, Chevron Reach Ownership Agreement for CoverCress

August 1, 2022

CoverCress Inc. will continue as an independent entity under tripartite ownership by Bayer, Bunge, and Chevron. Bayer will own 65% of the shares, while Bunge and Cheveron will own the remaining 35%.

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Cover Crop Strategies' Best of the Web: July 22, 2022

July 22, 2022

Cover Crop Strategies editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of our great agricultural industry. Here is our favorite content from the past week. The Best of the Web This Week series is brought to you by Salford Group.

Alternative Cover Crop Yielding Progress for Researchers

June 6, 2022 | Posted in Seeding Practices, Economics, Product Innovations & Introductions

Source: Tri States Public Radio

Researchers at Western Illinois University, Illinois State University, and several other institutions are in the midst of studying the viability of pennycress as a cash cover crop for farmers. Win Phippen, Director of the Alternative Crops Research program at Western, is excited about the progress they’re making.

CoverCress Inc. Names New CEO

July 7, 2021

Source: Press Release

The board of directors for CoverCress Inc., a company aiming to commercialize the nation’s first “cash cover crop,” has named Mike DeCamp as its new president and CEO and a member of the board. DeCamp takes the helm after one year of serving as chief operating officer.

CoverCress Receives $8 Million in Funding From Bunge

April 21, 2021 | Posted in Soil Health

Source: AgFunder News

The funding was led by Bunge Ventures, the venture capital arm of US agribusiness firm Bunge. REG Ventures, a subsidiary of US biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group (REG), also participated in the round. Read more in this article from AgFunder News.

The First ‘Cash Cover Crop’ Edges Closer to Commercialization

March 26, 2021

CoverCress announces $8 million in partner funding for new low carbon oilseed.

Pennycress Could Add Profitability

May 27, 2020 | Posted in Economics

Source: Rock Island Dispatch-Argus

At a time when farmers are urgently seeking ways to maximize profit in their corn-soybean rotations, university researchers in Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin, along with a startup company in Missouri, are working to develop pennycress into a crop that could give farmers more dollars. The effort involves enhancing pennycress’ characteristics to make it a better oilseed for fuel, a more palatable feed for livestock and a viable cover crop that Midwest farmers can sandwich between corn harvest and soybean planting. Read more in this article from the Rock Island Dispatch-Argus.