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Archer Daniels Midland and Syngenta Settle Lawsuit

22.02.2018 - US grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Swiss agrochemicals group Syngenta have settled a lawsuit over Syngenta’s launch of a biotech corn strain that had negative...

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Dow Sells Brazilian Seed Assets to China’s CITIC

14.07.2017 - More details have emerged on Dow Chemical’s agreement to sell the Brazilian corn seed assets of its AgroSciences division to China’s CITIC Agri Fund for $1.1 billion. The...

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US Court Orders Syngenta to Compensate Kansas Farmers

28.06.2017 - A US federal jury in Kansas City, Kansas, has ordered Syngenta to pay $217.7 million in compensation to more than 7,000 of the state’s farmers over the Swiss group’s decision to...

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DowDuPont Wins Conditional Approval in Brazil

19.05.2017 - The board of Brazilian competition authority Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has approved the planned $130 million merger of US chemical giants Dow Chemical and...

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Origin Gets DuPont Pioneer’s non-GMO Corn Seed

10.01.2017 - Chinese biotechnology company Origin Agritech has signed a definitive agreement with US seeds specialist DuPont Pioneer to gain access to non-GMO corn seed products for sale to the...

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Enriching the Microbiome

05.06.2015 - BioConsortia celebrated its first anniversary in March. The innovative agricultural biotech company focuses on the discovery and development of beneficial microbial consortia for...

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Dow to Restrict GM Corn, Soybeans Sales Pending Chinese OK

16.11.2014 - Dow AgroSciences plans to restrict US sales of its new genetically modified corn and soybeans, Enlist, as it awaits import approval from China. The newest product of the...

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EU States Deadlocked on Genetically Modified Maize Approvals

10.06.2013 - European Union governments failed to agree on Monday whether to approve three genetically modified maize varieties for use in food and feed, the European Commission said. The...