tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post2030330612384186258..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Interesting aspect of Bay Area startup growthChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-53468175909743850352017-12-03T11:40:51.218-05:002017-12-03T11:40:51.218-05:00Sure it's easy to make ag chemicals and GMO se...Sure it's easy to make ag chemicals and GMO seeds but the big players guarantee the farmers crops. If there is a screw up the farmers get large payouts.<br />Very few, if any farmers will take a chance with no monetary guarantee.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-73563225892118072682017-12-01T13:28:40.046-05:002017-12-01T13:28:40.046-05:00Start-ups working on non-traditional crop protecti...Start-ups working on non-traditional crop protection/yield enhancement molecules are actually quite the thing now, but I hadn't heard about Asilomar Bio. This is simplifying it a bit, but it seems now you can grow a random strain of some bacteria or fungus, spray the whole solution on plants, and if you see a boost in growth or kill some bugs, then BOOM! You've got yourself a biopesticide! (as opposed to the evil small molecule pesticides that destroy the earth) But, please don't characterize all of the small molecules in the broth that actually did the work, because then you might find a compound that would qualify as a "chemical" pesticide. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com