Rural Life
French court rules against Monsanto in farmer lawsuit
A French court has found Monsanto to be responsible for causing illness to a farmer who inhaled some of its...
Monsanto
Agri-Business
Second US jury rules Roundup caused man's cancer
A second trial into Monsanto’s Roundup product in the US has found that the herbicide was the cause of a...
Agri-Business
Bayer sets wheels in motion to appeal $289 million glyphosate verdict
Bayer – the new owner of Monsanto and the glyphosate weedkiller – asked a California judge to throw out a...
Agri-Business
Bayer to complete Monsanto acquisition this week amid plans to drop brand name
Bayer plans to complete the acquisition of Monsanto this Thursday, June 7, following the receipt of all the required approvals...
Agri-Business
Bayer's takeover of Monsanto moves one step closer
Bayer’s takeover of Monsanto moved one step closer yesterday (Tuesday, May 29) after the Antitrust Division of the United States Department...
Agri-Business
Monsanto shares surge as US 'approve' Bayer takeover deal
Shares in Monsanto surged by over 6% yesterday (Monday, April 9) following reports that the Bayer takeover deal had received...
Agri-Business
Bayer’s proposed Monsanto takeover gets 'conditional' green light from EU
The European Commission has conditionally approved Bayer’s proposed acquisition of Monsanto, manufacturer of the controversial pesticide Roundup, earlier today (Wednesday,...
Agri-Business
Bayer's Monsanto takeover to be investigated by EU Commission
German multinational giant Bayer has confirmed earlier today that the European Commission has initiated a ‘Phase II investigation’ of its...
Machinery
Monsanto drops proposed deal to sell planting division to John Deere
Reuters is reporting that Monsanto has scrapped a proposed deal to sell its Precision Planting farm equipment division to Deere & Co...
Agri-Business
What implications will major agri-chemical mergers have on farming?
Over the past two years, four major mergers and acquisitions deals have been announced in the farm inputs sector, representing...
Agri-Business
Monsanto shareowners approve Bayer merger
Monsanto has announced that shareowners of the company have approved the merger of Monsanto with Bayer Aktiengesellschaf (AG). The proposed...
Agri-Business
Monsanto to acquire European farm software company
Climate Corporation, a subsidiary to Monsanto, has agreed a deal to purchase a European farm data company. VitalFields is an Estonian...
Machinery
'No competition will be lost' as a result of John Deere and Monsanto deal
No competition will be lost as a result of John Deere’s proposed acquisition of Monsanto’s Precision Planting LLC, according to...
Agri-Business
Scrutiny of agri-chemical mergers underway at EU level
Concerns about increased costs to farmers that may arise from the reduction in competition arising from the ongoing mergers on...
Agri-Business
Chinese takeover of Syngenta awaits EU clearance
Chinese state-owned Chemchina has sought approval from the European Commission for its $43 billion takeover of Swiss Company Syngenta. The Chinese...
Agri-Business
Monsanto agrees to $128 per share takeover offer from Bayer
Bayer and Monsanto today announced that they signed a definitive merger agreement under which Bayer will acquire Monsanto for US$128...
Agri-Business
Bayer increases takeover offer for Monsanto, negotiations at 'advanced' stage
Monsanto has confirmed that it has received an updated non-binding proposal for a potential acquisition of the company from Bayer for...
Agri-Business
John Deere and Monsanto deal stalls over competition issues
The US Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit seeking to block John Deere’s (Deere and Co) proposed acquisition...