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Monsanto, DuPont Settle Lawsuits, Set New $1.75 Billion Deal

26.03.2013 - Monsanto and DuPont have settled a bitter legal battle over rights to technology for genetically modified seeds and will drop antitrust and patent claims against each other while...

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Monsanto to Debut New GMO Soy in Brazil

22.03.2013 - Monsanto hopes to roll out a new bioengineered, worm-resistant soybean seed for planting in Brazil next season, the firm's local president said, but a successful launch is tied to...

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DuPont Sees Growth as Farmers Seek Drought-hardy Corn

23.02.2013 - U.S. farmers are clamoring for more drought-hardy corn seeds as the spring planting season nears and soils remain parched across large swaths of key growing areas, the head of one...

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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...