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Monsanto asks California not to list herbicide as cancer cause

Reuters — A plan by California environmental officials to list a commonly used herbicide as cancer-causing should be withdrawn, Monsanto told state regulators on Tuesday, saying California’s actions could be considered illegal because they are not considering valid scientific evidence. The formal comments were filed by Monsanto with the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

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Suits stack up over alleged Roundup cancer link

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News October 17, 2015

Reuters — Personal injury law firms around the U.S. are lining up plaintiffs for what they say could be “mass tort” actions against agrichemical giant Monsanto that claim the company’s Roundup herbicide has caused cancer in farm workers and others exposed to the chemical. The latest lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Delaware Superior Court by three

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Monsanto slashing 2,600 jobs, buying back shares as sales fall

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News October 7, 2015

Reuters — Monsanto, one of the world’s largest seed and agrichemical companies, said Wednesday that it was slashing 2,600 jobs and restructuring operations to cut costs in a slumping commodity market. The company, which said it expected low prices for agricultural products to squeeze results well into 2016, also reported a much wider quarterly loss

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Agricultural technology investment soars

Market turbulence or not, North American investors are plowing into farm technology

By Carey Gillam, Rod Nickel October 7, 2015

North American investors are pouring money into agriculture technology despite turbulent financial and commodity markets, as cutting-edge advances that enhance farm production bring opportunities for profits. Investment in this technology, which spans plant and soil technology to drones, amounted to $2.06 billion in the first half of 2015, on pace to smash last year’s record

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U.S. workers sue Monsanto claiming herbicide caused cancer

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News September 29, 2015

Reuters — A U.S. farm worker and a horticultural assistant have filed lawsuits claiming Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide caused their cancers and Monsanto intentionally misled the public and regulators about the dangers of the herbicide. The lawsuits come six months after the World Health Organization’s cancer research unit said it was classifying glyphosate, the active weed-killing

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U.S. court finds EPA wrong to approve sulfoxaflor over bee risks

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News September 11, 2015

Reuters — A U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday that federal regulators erred in allowing an insecticide developed by Dow AgroSciences onto the market, canceling its approval and giving environmentalists a major victory. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, is significant for commercial beekeepers and others

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Monsanto no longer pursuing Syngenta

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News August 26, 2015

Reuters — U.S. agribusiness leader Monsanto on Wednesday abandoned pursuit of Swiss rival Syngenta, which had rejected a recently sweetened US$47 billion offer. Syngenta shares fell more than 18 per cent on the news, while Monsanto shares jumped more than seven per cent. The Swiss agrichemicals group said its board unanimously rejected the offer, which it

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U.S. regulator sued for withholding information on GMOs

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News August 25, 2015

Reuters — A food safety advocacy group sued an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday, saying it illegally withheld public information on genetically engineered crops. The lawsuit, brought by the Center for Food Safety (CFS) against USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), claims the regulator has routinely failed to respond

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Scientists seek review of glyphosate, allege ‘flawed’ regulations

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News August 19, 2015

Reuters — U.S. regulators have relied on flawed and outdated research to allow expanded use of an herbicide linked to cancer, and new assessments should be urgently conducted, according to a column published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. There are two key factors that necessitate regulatory action to protect human health,

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U.S. farm, consumer groups aim to block Monsanto bid for Syngenta

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News August 4, 2015

Reuters — Several U.S. farm and consumer groups are working on strategies to derail a proposed tie-up of Monsanto and agricultural seeds and chemicals rival Syngenta, saying a combination of the market leaders would spell fewer and higher-priced products. Coalitions of opponents are being formed and market analyses being done, moves that underscore the hurdles

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Monsanto asks California not to list herbicide as cancer cause

Suits stack up over alleged Roundup cancer link

Monsanto slashing 2,600 jobs, buying back shares as sales fall

Agricultural technology investment soars

U.S. workers sue Monsanto claiming herbicide caused cancer

U.S. court finds EPA wrong to approve sulfoxaflor over bee risks

Monsanto no longer pursuing Syngenta

U.S. regulator sued for withholding information on GMOs

Scientists seek review of glyphosate, allege ‘flawed’ regulations

U.S. farm, consumer groups aim to block Monsanto bid for Syngenta

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