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Snake River Waterkeeper, a nonprofit advocacy organization claims its water tests near Simplot’s Grand View Feedlot show dramatically higher bacteria content due to runoff from livestock waste.
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A multinational agricultural company based in Idaho has acquired gene editing licensing rights that could one day be used to help farmers produce more…
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The CEO of one of Idaho’s most well-known companies is stepping down later this year. Bill Whitacre has headed Simplot for nine years, but he’s worked for…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved commercial planting of two types of potatoes that are genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that…
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It has been called a creative center and a community gathering place. Now primary construction is complete and JUMP is about to open its doors to the…
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled a lawsuit against the J.R. Simplot Company for alleged Clean Air Act violations. The Idaho-based…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a potato genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine and that still…
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During a talk he gave in Oxford, England in 2013, environmentalist and writer Mark Lynas apologized to the very audience he used to demonize: companies…
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Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Company is seeking federal approval to market a second genetically engineered potato.Simplot won approval for its first modified…
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New GMO potatoes don't bruise as easily, and, when fried, they have less of a potentially harmful chemical. Yet some big chip and french fry makers won't touch them because of the stigma of GMOs.