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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

Crops, Reuters

Bayer sees pesticide profits stagnating before Monsanto takeover

By GFM Network News February 22, 2017

Leverkusen, Germany | Reuters — German drugs and pesticides maker Bayer forecast a year without earnings growth for its agricultural products business on Wednesday, as it seeks to complete its US$66 billion deal to take over U.S. seeds giant Monsanto. Bayer has said the deal, which would put the size of its agricultural business on […] Read more

A high clearance sprayer on a field in a prairie landscape

Canola, Crops, Features

Spraying your fungicide in “the zone”

With Bayer’s new “Zone Spray,” farmers can skip the fungicide in some parts of the field

By Lisa Guenther February 15, 2017

If Warren Bills has his way, farmers will have a better way to forecast sclerotinia than the old wet boots and weather test. “We believe there is a better way to manage the risk of that disease and the returns growers get when they spray,” Bills told agronomists and industry at Bayer’s Ag Summit in […] Read more

Crops, Features

The 2017 crop input rebate roundup

Different input companies offer widely different rebate programs. Use the one that suits your needs

By Leeann Minogue January 31, 2017

Some of the companies Grainews contacted for our annual “rebate roundup” feature say they don’t offer rebates — they prefer to stick to simple prices. Other farm input suppliers have plans so elaborate you’ll need a calculator to figure out how much cash you’re getting back. Whether you prefer simple up-front pricing or that “just […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer, Monsanto confirm spending plans after meeting Trump

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 17, 2017

Frankfurt | Reuters –– Bayer and Monsanto said Tuesday they would spend at least half of their agriculture research and development budget in the U.S. over the next six years, following a meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump last week. The two companies, which are awaiting approval of their agreed US$66 billion deal from Trump’s […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto swings to profit on South American demand

By GFM Network News January 5, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. seeds and agrochemicals company Monsanto, in the process of being bought by Germany’s Bayer for US$66 billion, swung to a quarterly profit, helped by higher demand from South America. Sales of soybe2an seeds and traits jumped 37 per cent as more farmers in South America sowed the company’s genetically modified […] Read more

Climate Corp.’s prototype of an in-field sensor. Plans for an field sensor network are part of the Monsanto-owned company’s R+D program. (ClimateInsights.com)

Crops, Machinery

Climate Corp. crop data system in beta for Western Canada

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 5, 2017

A major farm data analysis package, already being offered for sale in Eastern Canada for use this spring, is in beta testing toward a rollout later this year in Western Canada. Management from Monsanto and its farm data systems arm, The Climate Corp., speaking on a conference call Thursday, said they see a launch for […] Read more

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Tag Archives Bayer

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

Bayer sees pesticide profits stagnating before Monsanto takeover

Spraying your fungicide in “the zone”

The 2017 crop input rebate roundup

Bayer, Monsanto confirm spending plans after meeting Trump

Monsanto swings to profit on South American demand

Climate Corp. crop data system in beta for Western Canada

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