GroundBreakers | Yield Lab Institute

GroundBreakers scouts for innovations in ag and food tech and funds collaborative projects between innovators and industry leaders to develop their technology and demonstrate its scalability.

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GroundBreakers provides recognition and industry insights to help innovators scale, and awards $10,000 (USD) or more to innovators who want to rapidly develop innovations in ag and food tech.

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GroundBreakers provides grants of $10,000 or more to innovators in agriculture technology. Learn more about the current calls for proposals, grant guidelines, and terms of agreement.

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St. Louis’ push for international agriculture industry connections is paying off

We invite you to read this article, written by Eric Schmid , which details how St. Louis is solidifying its status as an international AgTech hub, largely driven by initiatives like Cultivar STL and H.A.R.V.E.S.T. AgTech , both led by The Yield Lab Institute. This effort recently led to the selection of Argentina-based APOLO Biotech and Costa Rica-based Innovaciones Circulares as the first awardees of the Core Facilities Access Fund, granting them critical access and fundi

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2025 ST. LOUIS’ YIELD LAB INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF H.A.R.V.E.S.T. AGTECH, NEXT-GENERATION OF IN2...

🎇 We're Back! 🎇

The Yield Lab Institute's newsletter is back and jammed with key updates from the past 6 months - we've been busy‼️ 📧Read it here: ...