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Several U.S. scientists to skip Monsanto’s dicamba summit

By GFM Network News September 26, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto invited dozens of weed scientists to a summit this week to win backing for a controversial herbicide but many have declined, threatening the company’s efforts to convince regulators the product is safe to use. Monsanto faces a barrage of lawsuits over its dicamba herbicide and risks of tighter restrictions on […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer says needs more time for Monsanto deal approval

By GFM Network News September 19, 2017

Monheim, Germany | Reuters — German drugs and pesticides group Bayer said Tuesday it was now likely to be early next year before it can complete its US$66 billion deal to acquire U.S. group Monsanto, later than previously expected. The European Commission has been scrutinizing the proposed takeover with a deadline of Jan. 8 but […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

EU starts in-depth probe of Bayer-Monsanto deal

By GFM Network News August 22, 2017

Brussels/Frankfurt | Reuters — The European Commission has started an in-depth investigation of Bayer’s planned US$66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds group Monsanto, saying it was worried about competition in various pesticide and seeds markets. The deal would create the world’s largest integrated pesticides and seeds company, the Commission said, adding this limited the number […] Read more

A screengrab from a promotional video for Bayer’s Proline fungicide. (Bayer CropScience Canada via YouTube)

Crops, Machinery

Finer nozzle screens linked to Proline plug-ups

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 6, 2017

Bayer CropScience is recommending users of its Proline foliar fungicide double-check the nozzles they’re using before spraying, to avoid the “plugging issues” affecting some customers’ sprayers. The company on Wednesday reported a “small” number of cases in which farmers’ sprayers were plugging up during applications of Proline, a broad-spectrum prothioconazole (Group 3) suspension Bayer bills […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

By GFM Network News June 30, 2017

London | Reuters — Two major studies into how bees are affected by a group of pesticides banned in Europe gave mixed results on Thursday, fuelling a row over whether the neonicotinoid pesticides are safe. The studies, one conducted across three European countries and another in Canada, found some negative effects after exposure to neonicotinoids […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer files for Monsanto takeover approval with EU regulators

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 30, 2017

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer has filed a request for approval of its planned US$66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto with European Union regulators, as suitors line up for assets that Bayer will sell to get the approval by year-end. Bayer, which is bracing for the EU Commission to go into an in-depth […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

BASF ready to snatch seed bargains as rivals sell assets

By GFM Network News June 29, 2017

Ludwigshafen, Germany | Reuters — BASF will consider buying seed assets that rivals are putting on the block to win antitrust approval for tie-ups, saying bargain prices could persuade BASF to overcome its traditional reluctance to expand into the seeds industry. Sources familiar with BASF’s thinking have said that competition regulators looking at potential buyers […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Syngenta eyes Bayer assets to bolster seed operations

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 27, 2017

Basel | Reuters — Switzerland’s Syngenta, the crop protection company acquired by ChemChina, has vowed to bulk up its seeds business and join the chase for assets rival Bayer must sell to gain regulatory approval for its takeover of Monsanto. Syngenta, a distant third in the global seeds market behind Monsanto and Dupont, is determined […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer to sell Liberty brands to get Monsanto deal passed

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 8, 2017

Frankfurt | Reuters –– Bayer has agreed to sell its Liberty herbicide and LibertyLink-branded seeds businesses to win antitrust approval for its acquisition of Monsanto, it said on Monday. The divestment of the two global brands, a requirement imposed by South Africa’s Competition Commission on Sunday, will account for the bulk of asset sales worth […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer, Monsanto start asset sale toward merger clearance

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 10, 2017

Frankfurt | Reuters — German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer and U.S. seeds company Monsanto are launching asset sales worth roughly US$2.5 billion as they seek regulatory clearance for their US$66 billion merger, people close to the matter said. To kick off an auction process, Bayer’s advisors will send out information packages next week […] Read more

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Tag Archives Bayer

Several U.S. scientists to skip Monsanto’s dicamba summit

Bayer says needs more time for Monsanto deal approval

EU starts in-depth probe of Bayer-Monsanto deal

Finer nozzle screens linked to Proline plug-ups

Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

Bayer files for Monsanto takeover approval with EU regulators

BASF ready to snatch seed bargains as rivals sell assets

Syngenta eyes Bayer assets to bolster seed operations

Bayer to sell Liberty brands to get Monsanto deal passed

Bayer, Monsanto start asset sale toward merger clearance

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