News on Monsanto Company

U.S. approves Monsanto drought-tolerant GM corn

2011-12-22T09:30:13Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Monsanto's genetically engineered, drought resistant corn is deregulated, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday, clearing the variety for sale.

USDA approved the variety after reviewing environm...

Theyre trying to kill us with food!

2010-11-03T10:05:39Z

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Monsanto teams up with Sumitomo Chemical

2010-10-19T22:38:57Z

Monsanto partners with herbicide maker Sumitomo Chemical to develop new Roundup Ready platform

Monsanto Co. said Tuesday it's partnering with weedkiller-maker Sumitomo Chemical Co. to develop a new platform for Monsanto's genetically altered crops.

Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, develops genetically ...

Forbes Was Wrong On Monsanto. Really Wrong.

2010-11-02T12:27:39Z

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Fostering Respect and Innovation: Communication is Key

2010-10-08T10:15:31Z

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Supreme Court questions ban of biotech alfalfa

2010-10-22T10:15:29Z

Supreme Court questions ban of biotech alfalfa, paving way for biotech giant to sell the crop

Supreme Court justices on Tuesday sharply questioned a lower court's decision that has prohibited biotech giant Monsanto Co. from selling genetically engineered alfalfa seeds, possibly paving the way for the company to distribute the seeds for the first time since 2007.

The case has been closely watched...

Special Report: Are regulators dropping the ball on biocrops?

2010-04-14T09:00:36Z

COLUMBIA, Missouri (Reuters) - Robert Kremer, a U.S. government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analyzing the rich dirt that yields billions of bushels of food each year and helps the United States ret...

Judge allows genetically engineered beet harvest

2010-03-16T17:45:27Z

Calif. judge allows genetically engineered beet harvest; amounts to half nation's sugar supply

A federal judge on Tuesday said farmers can harvest their genetically engineered sugar beets this year, ruling the economic impact too great and that environmental groups waited too long to request that the crop be yanked from the ground and otherwise barred from the market.

Nearly all sugar beets planted are gene...

Monsanto: Competitors Eat Away at Profits

2010-10-22T13:07:01Z

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Genetically Modified Crops: Good for Monsanto, Less So for You

2010-10-22T12:56:56Z

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Biotech crops cause big jump in pesticide use: report

2010-04-16T09:06:18Z

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The rapid adoption by U.S. farmers of genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton has promoted increased use of pesticides, an epidemic of herbicide-resistant weeds and more chemical residues in foods, according to a report issued Tuesday by health and environmental protection groups....

Food: Is Monsanto the answer or the problem?

2010-10-13T14:37:46Z

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, had only months to live when he received a visit from an old friend, Rob Fraley, chief of technology for Mo...

Monsanto opening first research center in China

2010-04-16T09:24:12Z

Seed maker Monsanto opening first research center in China

Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, on Tuesday said it is opening its first research center in China.

The Monsanto Biotechnology Research Center in Conference examines role of biotechnology in South Dakota's economy

South Dakota must overcome what university president James Abbott characterized as an inferiority complex if it's to produce college graduates who can grow a biotechnology industry that's already taken root.

Abbott and others speaking at the 4th South Dakota Biotechnology Summit sa...

Monsanto acquires firm to extend into wheat

2010-04-16T11:20:56Z

Monsanto, the agricultural giant known for developing biotech corn, said Tuesday it acquired WestBred, LLC, a company that specializes in genetic material for wheat.

"The investment will bolster the future growth of Monsanto's seeds and traits platform and allow farmers to benefit from the company's experience in drought-, disease- and pest-tolerance innovations,"...

Brazil regulator approves second Monsanto GMO cotton seed

2010-04-16T12:11:53Z

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's biosafety regulator CTNBio has approved the use of Monsanto's Bollgard 2 genetically modified cotton seed, the company said on Thursday.

The pest-resistant cotton variety must still be approved by Monsanto said Wednesday it was considering legal action against Germany's decision to ban a type of genetically modified maize -- MON 810 -- manufactured by the firm.

"Monsanto is examining all available options and reserves the right to take legal steps so that German farmers can sow MON 810 in the current season," said

Seed sampling bill gets a hearing in Montana

2010-04-16T15:58:47Z

Farmers and biotech line up as seed sampling bill gets Senate hearing in Montana

Farmers lined up on both sides of a Montana bill dealing with how biotech companies sample crops to determine potential illegal use of patented seeds.

The Montana House bill, introduced by Democratic Rep. Betsy Hands of Missoula, is ...

Monsanto says drought-tolerant corn ready for 2010

2010-10-22T10:12:52Z

Agrichemical giant Monsanto hailed Wednesday a significant step in creating a drought-tolerant corn to be available as early as 2010, in a move decried as "misleading" by a public health watchdog.

The genetically modified (GM) corn, which Monsanto says will "reset the bar" in farming productivity, has moved to the fourth and final stage of development and could reach commercial usage within two years, the company said....

World's first 'drought-tolerant' corn ready by 2010: Monsanto

2010-10-22T10:05:45Z

Agribusiness giant Monsanto announced Wednesday a significant step towards creating the world's first drought-tolerant corn, a development it says will "reset the bar" in farming productivity.

The genetically modified corn has moved to the final stage of development and could be available on the commercial market as early as 2010, the company said in a statement.

"Drought-tolerant corn is designed to provide farm...

MONSANTO

2010-04-16T13:47:20Z

MONSANTO

LOCATION: St. Louis

INDUSTRY: Food Products

ANNUAL SALES: $8.6 Billion

Frankenfood. Genetically modified organisms. Synthetic growth hormones to increase milk production in cows. For some people, just the mention of Monsanto is enough to turn them off their dinners. While the biotech food giant and world's top seed seller has its...

Experimental cotton unlikely to pose feed hazard

2010-04-16T13:59:53Z

Government investigates cattle feed mishap with genetically engineered cotton in Texas

An unauthorized strain of genetically modified cotton was accidentally mixed in with other harvested cotton in Texas last month, but government officials on Wednesday played down any safety concerns.

About a quarter ton of the experimental cotton seed engineered to contain a protein that produces a pesticide was combined with about...

Biotech companies race for drought-tolerant crops

2010-10-23T09:26:09Z

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Report: Wis. losing acres of farmland

2010-09-10T02:56:30Z

Report: Wisconsin Loses 30,000 Acres of Farmland Per Year, but Diversity Insulating Fallout

Wisconsin is losing 30,000 acres of farmland per year, but the state's agricultural diversity has insulated it against farming downtrends, according to a new report.

The study by the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Ar...