Bayer on Wednesday said it would be forced to stop its U.S. production of widely-used farming weedkiller glyphosate unless regulatory or legal changes are made to stave of litigation that has been weighing on the German company.
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Bayer CEO: we will have to stop U.S. glyphosate production if nothing changes
Bayer adds $1.9 billion to Roundup litigation reserves, raises 2025 sales forecast
Bayer said on Thursday it had set aside an additional 1.2 billion euros (C$1.9 billion) in provisions to address ongoing litigation in the United States over weed killer Roundup.
French court finds complaint brought by family in Bayer glyphosate case inadmissible, media says
A French court ruled on Thursday that a complaint brought by a family against Bayer claiming their son's disabilities were the result of his mother’s exposure to glyphosate when pregnant was inadmissible, local media reported.
General Mills changing Nature Valley labels after lawsuit’s glyphosate claim
General Mills Inc agreed to stop calling the oats in its Nature Valley granola bars 100 percent natural to settle a lawsuit by three consumer groups that said the bars contained small amounts of glyphosate herbicide, commonly known as Roundup.
US Supreme Court seeks Justice Department views on Bayer Roundup appeal
Bayer has threatened to pull Roundup from the U.S. market if it’s not granted greater protections
The U.S. Supreme Court asked President Donald Trump's administration on Monday for its views on Bayer's bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company's Roundup weedkiller causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages.
Protect your grain quality before you harvest
Avoid penalties and market headaches by following labels and talking to your grain buyer
Information on how Canadian farmers can avoid penalties and market headaches by following labels and talking to their grain buyers.
Bayer loses appeal of $611M Roundup verdict in Missouri
A Missouri appellate court has upheld a $611 million verdict awarded to three people who sued Bayer alleging that its Roundup weedkiller caused their cancer, a ruling the company says it will further appeal.
U.S. farm groups call Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report unscientific, fear-based
The health report takes aim at crop protection products like glyphosate and ‘ultra-processed’ foods
Several U.S. agriculture groups say the federal Make America Healthy Again report, released Thursday, is fear-based and anti-science. The report takes aim at what U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy has called a crisis of increasing rates of childhood obesity, diabetes, cancer, mental health disorders and other health issues.
Bayer: U.S. Supreme Court could decide in June whether it will hear glyphosate case
The crop input giant is looking for greater protection against costly product liability lawsuits
Bayer said on Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as next month whether it will hear the company's request to sharply limit costly litigation over disputed claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.
Fungicide, glyphosate don’t hurt your hard red wheat quality
In terms of grain quality, this University of Manitoba-led research finds weather and variety matter most
The results of this study may not seem all that surprising: everyone expected weather and genotype to be the most impactful factors on wheat quality. But this research hadn’t been done before, so it offers up the good news that fungicides and glyphosate aren’t making things worse.
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