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ADM, Syngenta settle suit over biotech corn exports

By GFM Network News February 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland has settled a lawsuit with Syngenta over the seed company’s launch of a biotech corn strain that roiled grain exports to China, according to regulatory documents filed on Friday. ADM sued Syngenta four years ago for selling the corn variety known as Agrisure Viptera or […] Read more

BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas’ dicamba ban

By GFM Network News February 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a herbicide the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered seeds. Monsanto, which is being acquired by Bayer, filed the lawsuit last year in a bid […] Read more

The Port of Churchill in 2015. (CNS Canada photo by Jade Markus)

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Ottawa threatens suit for Hudson Bay rail line repairs

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 13, 2017

The federal government says the owner of the Hudson Bay Railway has 30 days to get the washed-out line repaired and running or will face a lawsuit for breach of contract. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, the MP for the Manitoba riding of Winnipeg South Centre, said in a statement Friday that U.S. rail operator […] Read more

Syngenta’s Interaction Centre at Stein, Switzerland. (Syngenta.com)

Corn, Crops, Reuters

ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over corn rejections

By GFM Network News September 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Syngenta moved closer to putting a troubled biotech corn seed launch behind it with a US$1.5 billion settlement with farmers this week, but grain traders who filed two remaining lawsuits may be less ready to compromise, legal experts said. The company was sued three years ago by the farmers and traders […] Read more

Syngenta’s headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo courtesy Syngenta)

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Syngenta agrees to settle GMO corn litigation

By GFM Network News September 26, 2017

Reuters — Syngenta has agreed to pay close to US$1.5 billion to resolve lawsuits stemming from its decision to commercialize a genetically modified strain of corn before China approved importing it, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The Swiss company confirmed that it has reached a settlement, without confirming the financial terms. […] Read more

Crops

New lawsuit claims CWB kept $145 million of farmers’ money

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 24, 2017

Brookdale Manitoba farmer Andrew Dennis has filed a statement of claim in the Manitoba Court of Queens Bench claiming the now-defunct Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) withheld money owed to farmers to help finance its transition to a private grain company. Dennis is seeking certification of a class action lawsuit on behalf of all farmers who […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studies, plaintiffs in U.S. suit say

By GFM Network News March 15, 2017

Reuters — Employees of Monsanto ghostwrote scientific reports that U.S. regulators relied on to determine that a chemical in its Roundup herbicide does not cause cancer, farmers and others suing the company claimed in court filings. The documents, made public Tuesday, are part of a mass litigation in federal court in San Francisco claiming Monsanto […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain on higher beef values, tight supplies

Mail strike disrupts grain sample delivery

U.S. grains: Soybeans tick up as market weighs crops, U.S.-China ties

Tag Archives lawsuit

ADM, Syngenta settle suit over biotech corn exports

Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas’ dicamba ban

Ottawa threatens suit for Hudson Bay rail line repairs

ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over corn rejections

Syngenta agrees to settle GMO corn litigation

New lawsuit claims CWB kept $145 million of farmers’ money

Monsanto ghostwrote Roundup studies, plaintiffs in U.S. suit say

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