This summer, agrochemical, biotechnology and seed giant Monsanto dropped its bid to acquire its Switzerland-based competitor, Syngenta. Initial merger serenades were sternly rebuffed by Syngenta, ...

Argentina's harvest has tripled in the last 20 years, and in the same period, the agrochemical application per produced ton grew from 2.85 to 3.2 liters Monsanto Co. is calling for more controls ...

Canadian Judge Andrew MacKay ruled in favor of Monsanto (St. Louis, MO) and Monsanto Canada (Mississauga, Ontario) on March 29 and against Percy Schmeiser, a 70-year-old canola grower, former ...

He also said the company's licensing arrangements with Monsanto will not change with the terms locked in until 2015, after Monsanto's patent on the Roundup Ready technology expires.

Schmeiser claims that, in 1997, pesticide-resistant canola found its way into his fields—perhaps borne by nature, or because seeds dropped out of a passing truck. Monsanto, which developed the ...

In this Our Changing Climate environmental video essay, I look at the industrial agriculture and multinational food and seed ...

Egyptian activists join in a global day of action against multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation Monsanto ... genetically modified (GM) seeds around the world, along with the ...