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Paraguay Ruling Favors Monsanto in Royalties Dispute

20.02.2013 - A Paraguayan judge rejected on Tuesday a request by soy farmers to block Monsanto from collecting royalty payments for use of the biotech company's Roundup Ready seeds in the world...

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Agriculture Wary as Monsanto Heads to Supreme Court

15.02.2013 - A 75-year-old Indiana grain farmer will take on global seed giant Monsanto at the U.S. Supreme Court next week in a patent battle that could have ramifications for the...

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Syngenta Upbeat for Spring Planting Season

06.02.2013 - Syngenta, the world's largest agrochemicals company, said it was confident ahead of the upcoming planting season and will hike its dividend 19% after it posted a full-year net...

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BASF to Expand Plant Biotechnology Research

30.01.2013 - BASF Plant Science is continuing to strengthen its focus on plant biotechnology solutions to achieve higher yield in plants. BASF will expand its fungal resistance research...

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Dow's Controversial New GMO Corn Delayed Amid Protests

18.01.2013 - A controversial new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences, a unit of Dow Chemical, will be delayed at least another year as the company awaits regulatory approval amid...

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Monsanto Raises Outlook as Profit Beats Expectations

08.01.2013 - Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, raised its earnings outlook for fiscal 2013 on Tuesday and delivered surprisingly strong first-quarter results, citing growth in Latin...

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Genetically Modified Food Labeling Measure to Qualify for Washington State Ballot

05.01.2013 - A measure to require special labeling of genetically modified foods appeared virtually certain to qualify for the ballot in Washington state on Friday, two months after voters in...

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Monsanto Posts Q4 Loss as Corn Seeds Sales Slip

03.10.2012 - Global agribusiness group Monsanto posted a fourth-quarter loss on Wednesday, as expected, amid a seasonally sluggish sales period, and offered a conservative outlook for the new...