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U.S. EPA says glyphosate likely not carcinogenic

By GFM Network News September 16, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said its current position on glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is that the chemical is not likely carcinogenic to humans. The agency’s “proposed” position on the controversial chemical was outlined in a 227-page paper it published on the regulations.gov website, which […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer betting billions farmers will back linked-up supplies

By GFM Network News September 16, 2016

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer’s US$66 billion purchase of Monsanto amounts to a long-term bet that farmers will grow to trust combinations of seeds and pesticides rather than continue to pick from ranges of separate products. In the short term, the German drugs and chemicals firm hopes to benefit from a marketing and sales force […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Climate’s field software en route to Eastern Canada

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 14, 2016

San Francisco-based ag software firm and Monsanto subsidiary The Climate Corporation is making a run for the border with its Climate FieldView farm data suite. Appearing Wednesday at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, company representatives announced their suite of digital farm data tools, Climate FieldView, will be offered for sale in Eastern Canada this winter, for […] Read more

Bayer CEO Werner Baumann (l) and Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant on Wednesday announced plans for a friendly merger in which Bayer will buy all Monsanto stock for US$128 per share. (PRNewsFoto/Bayer)

Crops, Reuters

Bayer clinches Monsanto with raised US$66 billion bid

By GFM Network News September 14, 2016

New York/Frankfurt | Reuters — German drugs and crop chemicals company Bayer has won over U.S. seeds firm Monsanto with an improved takeover offer of US$66 billion including debt, ending months of wrangling after increasing its bid for a third time. The $128 a share deal announced on Wednesday, up from Bayer’s previous offer of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer sweetens Monsanto bid as talks enter final stretch

By GFM Network News September 6, 2016

Reuters — German pharmaceutical and crops manufacturer Bayer said on Monday that its negotiations with Monsanto had advanced, and that it was now willing to offer more than US$65 billion to acquire the world’s largest seeds company. Bayer’s announcement came as the gap in price expectations between the two companies has narrowed significantly, although important […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. watchdog clears ChemChina’s takeover of Syngenta

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 22, 2016

Zurich | Reuters — A U.S. regulator has cleared ChemChina’s US$43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta, the companies said Monday, boosting chances that the largest foreign acquisition ever by a Chinese company will go through. The decision should remove significant uncertainty over whether the acquisition of the world’s largest pesticides maker […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto reported giving Bayer limited access to its books

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 17, 2016

Frankfurt | Reuters — U.S. seed company Monsanto has given German suitor Bayer limited access to its books after turning down a sweetened US$64 billion takeover offer last month, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters. The parties have not yet signed a non-disclosure agreement, which would allow Bayer to conduct due diligence, but […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Quarantined Washington wheat negative for GMO

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 5, 2016

Reuters — No genetically modified (GMO) wheat has been found in a Washington state farm’s crop tested after an unapproved biotech variety was discovered growing there in June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The quarantined grain will be allowed to enter the marketplace, USDA said. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters

Korea reports no GMO in U.S. wheat imports

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 5, 2016

Seoul | Reuters — South Korea has not detected any genetically modified wheat in tests on imports of wheat and flour from Washington state, after the discovery of unapproved GM wheat in the U.S. state prompted Japan and South Korea to suspend certain U.S. imports. South Korea, the fifth largest market for U.S. wheat, had […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans

Ontario farmers ready for Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soy

By GFM Network News August 4, 2016

CNS Canada — Soybean producers in Ontario are eager to start planting next season with new ammunition against Canada fleabane. Monsanto’s Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans, genetically modified with a tolerance to dicamba and glyphosate herbicides, were recently approved for import by the European Union. Monsanto planned to introduce Xtend soybeans in Canada for the […] Read more

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Lean hogs tick down on supply numbers, year-end positioning

U.S. grains: Chicago grains and oilseeds fall as Black Sea, China headlines assessed

Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil

Tag Archives Monsanto

U.S. EPA says glyphosate likely not carcinogenic

Bayer betting billions farmers will back linked-up supplies

Climate’s field software en route to Eastern Canada

Bayer clinches Monsanto with raised US$66 billion bid

Bayer sweetens Monsanto bid as talks enter final stretch

U.S. watchdog clears ChemChina’s takeover of Syngenta

Monsanto reported giving Bayer limited access to its books

Quarantined Washington wheat negative for GMO

Korea reports no GMO in U.S. wheat imports

Ontario farmers ready for Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soy

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