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Syngenta tests investor support for Monsanto opposition

By GFM Network News June 23, 2015

Zurich/Frankfurt | Reuters — Syngenta will sound out shareholders in the coming days for their views on the Swiss crop chemicals maker’s opposition to rival Monsanto’s US$45 billion takeover approach. Any takeover offer needs to be at a fair price and provide a high degree of certainty that it will clear regulatory hurdles, Syngenta chairman […] Read more

Canola, Wheat & Chaff

Does it pay to spray fungicide for blackleg?

By Syngenta June 18, 2015

When you’re looking to guard your canola against blackleg, does it pay to spray a fungicide? The short answer is yes — especially if you’re running a tight canola-wheat rotation. Short rotations put you at the highest risk of developing a blackleg infection, since the fungus can overwinter on diseased canola stubble year over year […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Syngenta rejects Monsanto’s break fee offer

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 9, 2015

Monsanto’s offer of a US$2 billion break fee if it can’t get regulatory approval for a merger with crop biotech and ag chem rival Syngenta has been rejected. The offer, made in a letter from St. Louis-based Monsanto on Saturday, “represents the same inadequate price, same inadequate regulatory undertakings to close, same regulatory risks and same […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Monsanto sweetens Syngenta play with $2B break fee

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 8, 2015

New York | Reuters –– U.S. seed and ag chem firm Monsanto has offered to pay a US$2 billion reverse break-up fee to Syngenta if it can’t obtain global regulatory approvals for an acquisition, it said in a statement on Sunday. The move, under which Monsanto would pay the fee if regulators reject the proposal, […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Lentils, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Sources say BASF mulling potential bid for Syngenta

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 3, 2015

Reuters — German chemicals group BASF is considering a potential offer for Syngenta, its Swiss rival which has received a C$56 billion takeover offer from Monsanto, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. BASF is speaking to investment bankers about the possibility of an offer for Syngenta, though it has made no decision and […] Read more

Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Timing your insecticide application for flea beetles

Get out and scout your fields early to look for defoliation and bite holes

By David Forster May 27, 2015

All things being equal, you want to come out of the season with as much of the plant stand you came in with. However, heavy flea beetle pressure during the cotyledon to the first or second true-leaf stage can take a big bite out your final yield. The secret to success in dealing with flea […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Monsanto’s move on Syngenta could mean move away from glyphosate

By GFM Network News May 22, 2015

Reuters — Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, is also known for the popularity of its Roundup herbicide, beloved by farmers and homeowners alike for its speed and deadly assault on tough weeds. But Monsanto’s ongoing efforts to try to take over Swiss ag chem firm Syngenta, a rival whose product portfolio offers an array […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Monsanto says would divest all of Syngenta’s seed business

By GFM Network News May 20, 2015

Reuters — Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, said Wednesday it plans to divest Syngenta’s seeds and genetic traits businesses as well as some overlapping chemistry assets to win regulatory approval for a takeover of its Swiss rival. “We intend to make this a really clean deal… really easy to get done,” Monsanto president Brett […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

As it woos Syngenta, Monsanto mounts campaign to combat critics

By GFM Network News May 15, 2015

Reuters — As seed and chemical maker Monsanto woos Swiss ag chem firm Syngenta, Monsanto also is trying to win over consumers in key international markets, rolling out social media and marketing campaigns. U.S.-based Monsanto said it has recently launched interactive consumer-oriented websites in China, France, India, Argentina and Brazil, in addition to a lead […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Monsanto’s Syngenta gambit seen hinging on sale of seed businesses

By GFM Network News May 14, 2015

London/Frankfurt | Reuters –– U.S. seeds giant Monsanto is trying to line up buyers for assets worth up to US$8 billion to appease competition authorities before making a fresh takeover approach for Swiss rival Syngenta, possibly within three weeks, industry sources said. Monsanto is expected to tap German chemicals group BASF, an existing joint venture […] Read more

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Tag Archives Syngenta

Syngenta tests investor support for Monsanto opposition

Does it pay to spray fungicide for blackleg?

Syngenta rejects Monsanto’s break fee offer

Monsanto sweetens Syngenta play with $2B break fee

Sources say BASF mulling potential bid for Syngenta

Timing your insecticide application for flea beetles

Monsanto’s move on Syngenta could mean move away from glyphosate

Monsanto says would divest all of Syngenta’s seed business

As it woos Syngenta, Monsanto mounts campaign to combat critics

Monsanto’s Syngenta gambit seen hinging on sale of seed businesses

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