BOISE -- J.R. Simplot Co. has agreed to pay a $900,000 fine and spend about $42 million on pollution controls to cut sulfur dioxide emissions at five fertilizer plants in three states. The U.S.

Potential benefits for growers and consumers include less food waste and improved yields BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The J.R. Simplot Company announced today it has entered a strategic alliance ...

A federal judge has ordered the J.R. Simplot agribusiness company to pay for the upkeep of cattle allegedly contaminated with heavy metals during litigation over the matter. The ruling results from a ...

The agricultural company J.R. Simplot Company, one of the largest potato producers in the world, struck a deal with the developers of a specific gene editing technology. That tech will allow Simplot ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A multinational agricultural company based in Idaho has acquired gene editing licensing rights that could one day be used to help farmers produce more crops and make grocery store ...

The J.R. Simplot Company and Plant Sciences Inc., have announced a strategic partnership to bring the first commercially gene-edited strawberry to supermarkets. The alliance plans to leverage the gene ...

The chief executive officer of the J.R. Simplot Co. has announced his retirement. The Idaho-based company announced Friday that Bill Whitacre will step down from his top post in August after serving ...

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho company that successfully brought genetically modified potatoes to the market announced an agreement Thursday to help a California-based plant breeding company grow ...

PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Kraft Heinz Company (Nasdaq: KHC) (“Kraft Heinz” or the “Company”) and Simplot Food Group, a division of the J.R. Simplot Company (“Simplot”), announced ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- WiserTogether, Inc., which offers a healthcare information decision tool for consumers, today announced that J.R. Simplot Company will offer Wiser Health to ...