Monsanto Archives - Page 23 of 27

New canola varieties for 2016

With 16 new varieties ready for ordering,  farmers have a lot of choices to make 

By Leeann Minogue October 21, 2015

Get out your pencils. (Or iPads. It’s going to be 2016.) There are 16 new canola varieties available for next spring. Add these new choices to the strong varieties that have come out in the past few years, and western Canadian farmers have some tough decisions to make. This list is a quick roundup of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Syngenta CEO leaves in wake of Monsanto deal rejection

By GFM Network News October 21, 2015

Zurich | Reuters –– Syngenta CEO Mike Mack is stepping down as head of the Swiss agrochemicals group just two months after the company spurned a US$47 billion takeover approach from U.S. rival Monsanto. Mack, 55, will quit at the end of the month and chief financial officer John Ramsay will take charge on an […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto asks California not to list herbicide as cancer cause

By GFM Network News October 20, 2015

Reuters — A plan by California environmental officials to list a commonly used herbicide as cancer-causing should be withdrawn, Monsanto told state regulators on Tuesday, saying California’s actions could be considered illegal because they are not considering valid scientific evidence. The formal comments were filed by Monsanto with the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Monsanto slashing 2,600 jobs, buying back shares as sales fall

By GFM Network News October 7, 2015

Reuters — Monsanto, one of the world’s largest seed and agrichemical companies, said Wednesday that it was slashing 2,600 jobs and restructuring operations to cut costs in a slumping commodity market. The company, which said it expected low prices for agricultural products to squeeze results well into 2016, also reported a much wider quarterly loss […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Think Europe’s halting GMOs? It could be heading for more

By GFM Network News October 6, 2015

Paris | Reuters — The large number of European countries opposing GMO cultivation may have given the impression the bloc is putting a brake on GMOs, but with new crops queuing for approval and key countries leaving the door open, output is more likely to grow than wane. Nineteen out of 28 EU member states […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

U.S. workers sue Monsanto claiming herbicide caused cancer

By GFM Network News September 29, 2015

Reuters — A U.S. farm worker and a horticultural assistant have filed lawsuits claiming Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide caused their cancers and Monsanto intentionally misled the public and regulators about the dangers of the herbicide. The lawsuits come six months after the World Health Organization’s cancer research unit said it was classifying glyphosate, the active weed-killing […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

France bolsters ban on genetically modified crops

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 17, 2015

Paris | Reuters — France is to use a new European opt-out scheme to ensure a ban on the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the country remains in place, it said on Thursday. The European Union’s largest grain grower and exporter has asked the European Commission for France to be excluded from some GM […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

French court upholds Monsanto poisoning ruling

By Reuters, GFM Network News September 10, 2015

Lyon/Paris|Reuters — A French court upheld on Thursday a 2012 ruling in which Monsanto was found liable in the chemical poisoning of a French farmer, who says he suffered neurological problems after inhaling the U.S. company’s Lasso herbicide. The decision by an appeal court in Lyon confirmed the initial judgment, the first such case heard in court […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Use a true desiccant for best dry-down

By Carolyn Ruzicka, Syngenta September 10, 2015

A big part of getting high quality peas and lentils in the bin is using a “true” desiccant that gives you a fast, even dry down. How I define a “true” desiccant? Simple. A true desiccant is not systemic and works by actively bursting the live cell of the plant on contact, thus releasing moisture. […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Soybeans

Monsanto, rivals eye next step after Syngenta deal collapse

By GFM Network News August 27, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Monsanto, having ditched an audacious US$46 billion offer for Syngenta, may downshift to a humbler strategy of beefing up its crop protection portfolio through other acquisitions, partnerships and licensing agreements. The deal’s collapse leaves Monsanto, Syngenta and other agrochemical sector companies facing a bleak landscape of plummeting grain prices and farm […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy futures set six-week low as China buys Argentine cargoes, snubs U.S.

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report

Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre

GFM Network News