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U.S. grain firms rejecting GMO crops that lack global approval

By Karl Plume, Tom Polansek May 6, 2016

Reuters — Across the U.S. Farm Belt, top grain handlers have banned genetically modified crops that are not approved in all major overseas markets, shaking up a decades-old system that used the world’s biggest exporting country as a launchpad for new seeds from companies such as Monsanto. Bold yellow signs from global trader Bunge are […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA pulls back report saying glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

By P.J. Huffstutter May 3, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday pulled a report offline that concluded glyphosate is not likely to be carcinogenic to humans, saying the document was inadvertently published and the agency had not finished its review of the chemical, a key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides. The 86-page report, seen by […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Scientists take sides: Who’s right about glyphosate?

By Kate Kelland April 18, 2016

London | Reuters — The latest dispute to blow up around the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concerns glyphosate, an ingredient in one of the world’s most widely-used herbicides, Roundup, made by Monsanto. In March 2015, an IARC monograph concluded that glyphosate is “probably carcinogenic.” Yet seven months later the European Food Safety […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

European Parliament backs glyphosate, with conditions

By Barbara Lewis April 13, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — European politicians advised on Wednesday that the herbicide glyphosate should only be approved for another seven years, rather than the 15 proposed by the EU executive, and should not be used by the general public. Environmental campaigners have demanded a ban on glyphosate, which is used in products such as Monsanto’s […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Germany backs EU plan to approve glyphosate

By Reuters April 12, 2016

Berlin | Reuters –– Germany plans to back an European Union proposal that would allow the continued use of glyphosate in herbicides, according to a letter from the agriculture ministry. Glyphosate is used in many herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, but has provoked a dispute between EU and U.N. agencies over whether it might cause cancers. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto cools on large-scale M+A outlook

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News April 6, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Monsanto on Wednesday effectively pulled itself out of the mergers-and-acquisitions flurry in the seeds and agrochemicals industry, nearly a year after making a bid for rival Syngenta. The St. Louis-based company, which also reported a drop in second-quarter earnings, now sees its best dealmaking opportunities in smaller acquisitions, licensing deals and […] Read more

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Roundup Ready alfalfa primed for launch in East

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 30, 2016

The company with Roundup Ready alfalfa on its launchpad plans a limited rollout of commercial seed into Canada’s six eastern provinces this spring. In a move likely to face opposition from several farm groups across the country, Forage Genetics International (FGI) on Tuesday announced plans for a limited release of commercial HarvXtra alfalfa “in time for […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

USDA clears Monsanto, Syngenta corn traits

By Reuters March 24, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will no longer regulate a genetically-modified corn developed by Monsanto to resist dicamba herbicide, the agency said on Wednesday. The move by the agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), means it can now be planted without permits or any additional regulatory oversight from […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

EU defers decision on glyphosate safety

By Barbara Lewis March 8, 2016

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union on Tuesday put off a decision on whether to extend approval for glyphosate, used in herbicides including Monsanto’s Roundup, after a dispute between EU and U.N. agencies over whether it causes cancer. Experts from all 28 member states attended a closed-door meeting on Monday and Tuesday in Brussels, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto threatens to exit India over GM royalty row

By Mayank Bhardwaj March 6, 2016

New Delhi | Reuters –– Monsanto, the world’s biggest seed company, threatened to pull out of India on Friday if the government imposed a big cut in royalties that local firms pay for its genetically modified cotton seeds. Mahyco Monsanto Biotech (India), a joint venture with India’s Mahyco, licenses a gene that produces its own […] Read more

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U.S. grain firms rejecting GMO crops that lack global approval

U.S. EPA pulls back report saying glyphosate not likely carcinogenic

Scientists take sides: Who’s right about glyphosate?

European Parliament backs glyphosate, with conditions

Germany backs EU plan to approve glyphosate

Monsanto cools on large-scale M+A outlook

Roundup Ready alfalfa primed for launch in East

USDA clears Monsanto, Syngenta corn traits

EU defers decision on glyphosate safety

Monsanto threatens to exit India over GM royalty row

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