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U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Monsanto in Patent Fight

18.07.2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Indiana farmer violated agribusiness company Monsanto's patent for a type of soybean. In a case closely watched by the biotechnology...

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Some U.S. Farm Groups Vow to Protect Pro-Monsanto 'Rider'

04.04.2013 - A number of U.S. farm groups want to extend a law that allows farmers to grow a genetically modified crop while regulatory approval of the variety is still being challenged in...

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Mosaic Notches Bigger Profit, Eyes Share Buyback

28.03.2013 - U.S. fertilizer producer Mosaic reported a 26% rise in third-quarter profit, driven by higher potash and phosphate volumes and said it wants to buy back shares later this year...

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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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Pesticide Use Ramping Up as GMO Crop Technology Backfires

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...