02.10.2012
- U.S. farmers are using more hazardous pesticides to fight weeds and insects due largely to heavy adoption of genetically modified crop technologies that are sparking a rise of...
21.09.2012
- Syngenta, the world's No.1 agrobusiness company, is buying Belgian seed firm Devgen for €403 million ($522 million), paying a hefty premium to boost its position in rice and close...
19.09.2012
- In a study that prompted criticism from other experts, French scientists said on Wednesday that rats fed on Monsanto's genetically modified (GM) corn or exposed to its top-selling...
16.09.2012
- Syngenta, the world's largest agrochemicals firm, expects to significantly ramp up sales of its drought-tolerant corn seeds in the United States as a historic drought ravages the...
16.09.2012
- A U.S. farmer group on Tuesday dropped its opposition to efforts by Dow AgroSciences to roll out a new biotech crop system in exchange for some concessions by Dow, including help...
03.08.2012
- Global seed giant Monsanto expects Argentine corn output to jump more than 40% in the upcoming season thanks to high commodity prices, a new planting schedule meant to avoid...
20.05.2012
- A group of U.S. seed, chemical and equipment companies will invest at least $150 million over the next few years into African agricultural projects and products, the companies said...
11.05.2012
- A fast-spreading plague of "super weeds" taking over U.S. farmland will not be stopped easily, and farmers and government officials need to change existing practices if food...
