Monsanto Co. , the world s largest seed company, has prevailed in another lawsuit against a U.S. farmer, earning a ruling from a Federal Appeals Court that protects Monsanto s interests even when its patented seeds are sold in a mix of undifferentiated commodity seeds. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in
Monsanto Wins Lawsuit Against Indiana Soybean Farmer
Corn Fungus Adds To Hard Year For U.S. Farmers
Corn farmers in some parts of the U.S. Plains are finding their newly harvested crop has to be heavily discounted or cannot be sold at all due to the presence of a vicious fungus that makes the corn dangerous to eat. The culprit is aflatoxin toxins produced by a fungus that can harm and possibly
Drought Intensifies In U.S. South, No End In Sight
Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures were prolonging a devastating drought that has been baking the U.S. South and the dry spell could extend into next year and beyond, climate experts said last Thursday. Just when you thought it couldn t get any worse… we are seeing expansion of this drought. This drought will continue to persist and
Drought intensifies in U.S. south, no end in sight
Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures were prolonging a devastating drought that has been baking the U.S. South and the dry spell could extend into next year and beyond, climate experts said Thursday. “Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse… we are seeing expansion of this drought. This drought will continue to persist and likely intensify,”
Dow Introduces Triple-Resistant Soybean
Dow AgroSciences is launching a genetically altered soybean seed aimed as a direct assault on the dominance of global seed leader Monsanto. Dow submitted a regulatory package on Aug. 19 seeking government approval for a glyphosate-tolerant soybean that the company says would be the “first-ever, three-gene,” herbicide-tolerant soybean. The new soybean will be tolerant of
Syngenta Sues Bunge Over Rejection Of GMO Corn Type
Syngenta Seeds, a unit of the world’s largest agrochemicals company Syngenta AG, has filed suit against major grain handler Bunge for refusing to accept a type of its biotech corn. Syngenta claims Bunge’s North America operations are illegally refusing to handle a type of genetically modified corn that is designed to protect the crop against
Syngenta suing Bunge over rejection of biotech corn
Syngenta Seeds, a unit of the world’s largest agrochemicals company Syngenta AG, has filed suit against major grain handler Bunge for refusing to accept a type of its biotech corn. Syngenta claims Bunge’s North America operations are illegally refusing to handle a type of genetically modified corn that is designed to protect the crop against
Dow to take on Monsanto with new biotech soybean
Dow AgroSciences is launching a genetically altered soybean seed aimed as a direct assault on the dominance of global seed leader Monsanto. Dow submitted a regulatory package Friday seeking government approval for a glyphosate-tolerant soybean that the company says would be the “first-ever, three-gene” herbicide-tolerant soybean. The new soybean will be tolerant of a new
Ethanol Producer Adding Cheap Wheat To Corn
The Andersons Inc., a major U.S. ethanol producer, has started mixing wheat into its corn-based biofuel in a move to lower costs and diversify its sourcing amid increasingly tight corn supplies. Andersons, which operates three U.S. ethanol plants with total capacity of 300 million gallons, has started using soft red winter wheat along with corn.
Rains Partly Relieve Drought In Southern U.S.
Recent rains brought some relief to the drought-ravaged southern U.S. Plains, though parts of Texas saw the worst of the drought actually expand, a report from U.S. climatologists said May 19. Texas, suffering its longest dry spell on record, saw the highest level of drought – dubbed “exceptional” by climatologists – move from 47.56 per
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