Agri-Business
Second US jury rules Roundup caused man’s cancer
A second trial into Monsanto’s Roundup product in the US has found that the herbicide was the cause of a...
Monsanto
Agri-Business
Bayer appeals $289 million glyphosate verdict
Bayer – the new owner of Monsanto and the glyphosate weedkiller – asked a California judge to throw out a...
Agri-Business
BASF completes its acquisition of Bayer's vegetable seeds business
Global chemistry firm BASF has completed the acquisition of Bayer’s global vegetable seeds business following a €7.6 billion deal between the...
Arable
Roundup: Calls for a limit to UK glyphosate use
British organic charity, the Soil Association, has called for a limit to be imposed on the use of Roundup in...
Machinery
Monsanto drops proposed deal to sell planting division to John Deere
Reuters is reporting that Monsanto has scrapped a proposed deal to sell its Precision Planting farm equipment division to Deere & Co...
Agri-Business
What implications will major agri-chemical mergers have on farming?
Over the past two years, four major mergers and acquisitions deals have been announced in the farm inputs sector, representing...
Agri-Business
Monsanto shareowners approve Bayer merger
Monsanto has announced that shareowners of the company have approved the merger of Monsanto with Bayer Aktiengesellschaf (AG). The proposed...
Agri-Business
Monsanto to acquire European farm software company
Climate Corporation, a subsidiary to Monsanto, has agreed a deal to purchase a European farm data company. VitalFields is an Estonian...
Machinery
'No competition will be lost' as a result of John Deere and Monsanto deal
No competition will be lost as a result of John Deere’s proposed acquisition of Monsanto’s Precision Planting LLC, according to...
Agri-Business
Chinese takeover of Syngenta awaits EU clearance
Chinese state-owned Chemchina has sought approval from the European Commission for its $43 billion takeover of Swiss Company Syngenta. The Chinese...
Agri-Business
Monsanto agrees to $128 per share takeover offer from Bayer
Bayer and Monsanto today announced that they signed a definitive merger agreement under which Bayer will acquire Monsanto for US$128...
Agri-Business
Bayer increases takeover offer for Monsanto, negotiations at 'advanced' stage
Monsanto has confirmed that it has received an updated non-binding proposal for a potential acquisition of the company from Bayer for...
Agri-Business
John Deere and Monsanto deal stalls over competition issues
The US Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit seeking to block John Deere’s (Deere and Co) proposed acquisition...
Environment
New rules around the use of glyphosate to come into effect in two weeks
New rules which restrict the conditions around the use of glyphosate in the European Union are to come into effect in...
Arable
A 'milestone' for Monsanto as Commission approves 3 soybean GMOs
Three genetically modified organisms (GMOs) soybean varieties for food/feed uses have been approved by the European Commission and Monsanto has...
Environment
France to vote against glyphosate renewal this Friday
Ahead of this Friday’s vote on glyphosate, the French Minister for the Environment, Segolene Royal has said that France will...
Agri-Business
Monsanto rejects $62 billion takeover by Bayer
Monsanto has announced that its Board of Directors unanimously views the reported $62 billion takeover Bayer AG proposal as incomplete...
Agri-Business
Bayer puts $62 billion 'all cash' offer to Monsanto
Following further market speculation and stakeholder inquiries, German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer has publicly disclosed the details of...
