Syngenta Upbeat Outlook Boosts Shares

Syngenta AG, the world’s largest agrochemicals company, has reported a four per cent fall in first-quarter sales but stayed upbeat about the full year, sending its shares over seven per cent higher. Syngenta, which makes products to kill weeds and bugs as well as genetically modified seeds, said sales totalled $3.6 billion, a seven per

Biotech Giants Battle For Better Corn Seed

Competition is heating up in the lucrative U. S. corn market, as seed industry leaders Monsanto Co. and DuPont Co.’s Pioneer Hi-Bred race to win over farmers with an array of new seed products. For both, corn is king. It is the largest crop grown in the United States, and is a critical component not


Monsanto, Germany Clash On GM Maize

U. S. biotech firm Monsanto Co. on Feb. 19 criticized Germany’s farm minister for calling into question the cultivation of maize with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Germany. Farm Minister Ilse Aigner said in a media interview she would consider reviewing permission given to grow GMO maize (corn) in Germany as its cultivation had brought

Monsanto to commercialize growth promotant

Britain’s Plant Health Care Plc has reached an agreement with Monsanto Co. on commercialization of a seed treatment for row crops and vegetables. Under the agreement, the natural plant products company said it would license to Monsanto the rights to commercialize its harpin-based seed treatment technology in corn, soybeans, cotton, canola and selected vegetables. The