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Briefs continued – for Jan. 21, 2010

January 21, 2010

Producer car plea: B. C. MP Alex Atamanenko has written to federal Transportation Minister John Baird appealing for quick action to preserve farmers’ access to producer car-loading sites. “It is important to note the significance of a decision made by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1902, which upheld the provision of producer cars to

Crops, Forages

U. S. Top Court To Decide Monsanto Alfalfa Case

By James Vicini January 21, 2010

The U. S. Supreme Court said Jan. 15 it would hear an appeal by Monsanto Co. of a ruling that barred the company from selling its genetically modified alfalfa seed, until an environmental review is done. The justices agreed to review a ruling by a U. S. Appeals Court in California that upheld a federal

Crops, Oilseeds

DuPont Urges Curbs On Monsanto

By Carey Gillam January 14, 2010

DuPont has asked U. S. regulators to rein in practices by seed industry leader Monsanto Co., claiming its rival is hindering competition and limiting innovation needed to feed a growing world population. DuPont, which owns Pioneer Hi-Bred International, said Jan. 8 Monsanto is unfairly using monopoly powers to drive up prices and stymie competition. “Monsanto

Forages, Livestock

USDA Seeks Comment On Genetically Modified Alfalfa

By Christopher Doering December 24, 2009

Alfalfa is not the only crop that has come under fire. The U. S. Agriculture Department on Dec. 14 said it determined there would be no significant environmental harm to deregulating genetically modified alfalfa, but said it will open its preliminary finding to public comment before issuing a final decision. USDA first deregulated two types

Oilseeds, Opinion

Brewing Antitrust Fight In Seed

By Carey Gillam December 17, 2009

Key players in the U. S. seed industry are working to head off an antitrust probe into allegations of unfair competition even as farm groups ratchet up pressure on the government to take action against what they say are escalating prices and constriction of market choice. Fresh concerns about unfair market dominance were raised on

Cereals, News

Briefs continued – for Dec. 3, 2009

December 3, 2009

Expanded role: Garth Hodges, with Bayer CropScience’s BioScience business based in Calgary, has been appointed global manager, wheat and oilseeds. Hodges’ new role within the global portfolio development signals a new focus for the company in the development of innovative solutions from seed to harvest for broad acre crops including wheat. Overall, it heralds a

Crops

U. S. Court Rules Against GM Sugar Beets

October 1, 2009

Afederal U. S. court has ruled in favour of critics of Monsanto Co.’s genetically engineered sugar beets, saying the U. S. government failed to adequately evaluate their environmental and economic risks. The U. S. District Court for the northern district of California ruled that the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Crops

Monsanto To Restructure Roundup Unit

By Carey Gillam July 2, 2009

– Monsanto Chairman Hugh Grant “Over the last six years, Monsanto’s business has undergone a dramatic transition from a company historically built on chemical innovations…” Monsanto Co. posted a smaller-than-expected slide in quarterly profit June 24 and said it would cut jobs and realign its Roundup herbicide business as surprisingly strong competition hammered sales. The

News

Water Worries Cloud Future For U. S. Biofuel

By Carey Gillam July 2, 2009

“We really have to ask ourselves, do we want to be driving with renewable fuels or with gasoline made from petroleum resources?” – BRENT ERICKSON, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION It’s corn-planting time in the U. S. Plains, and that means Kansas corn farmer Merl “Buck” Rexford is worrying about the weather – and hoping

News, Oilseeds

Biotech Corn, Soy Does Little To Boost Yield

By Christopher Doering April 23, 2009

Despite industry claims of higher yields from biotech corn and soybeans, much of the increase can be tied to other improvements in agriculture, according to a study released April 14. The Union of Concerned Scientists said its review found genetically engineered herbicide-tolerant soybeans and corn did not increase yields compared with conventional methods. Still, farmers

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