19.10.2015
- Comments made by Bayer CEO Marijn Dekkers in a talk with the UK business newspaper Financial Times have fueled speculation that the German group may be interested in picking up the...
19.10.2015
- Adding to its previous setbacks – in particular Syngenta’s rejection of its takeover advances –US agribusiness giant Monsanto is now facing a revolt from seed manufacturers in...
16.10.2015
- By an overwhelming majority of 47 to 3 with 5 abstentions, the Environment committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament (EP) has recommended that the full parliament reject the EU...
14.10.2015
- US agriculture and GMO giant Monsanto is facing lawsuits from farm workers in connection with its Roundup herbicide. One case charging that glyphosate, the primary ingredient in...
04.09.2015
- After emerging relatively unscathed from Monsanto’s bear hug, Swiss agrochemicals giant is tossing a bone to shareholders who may have preferred it to be more open to a merger with...
27.08.2015
- Monsanto has abandoned plans to acquire Syngenta, a merger which would have created an agricultural giant, after the Swiss seeds company rejected its latest bid of Swiss Francs 470...
26.08.2015
- It was surely only a matter of time before leading agrochemicals company Monsanto increased its offer again for Swiss rival Syngenta. The company is reported to have raised its bid...
11.08.2015
- Scotland has announced plans to ban the growing of genetically modified crops on its soil and also will request that the country be excluded from any European consents for the...
