The J.R. Simplot Co., Boise, Idaho, executed a joint intellectual property licensing agreement with Corteva Agriscience, the Indianapolis, Ind., agriculture division of DowDuPont, the Broad Institute of MIT, Cambridge, Mass., and Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., for foundational CRISPR-Cas9 and related gene editing tools.

Here's a rundown of this week's personnel news announcements.

Amarillo, Texas-based Caviness Beef Packers formed a joint venture with J.R. Simplot Co., Boise, Idaho, to build a new beef processing plant in Kuna, Idaho.