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Monsanto Supports Research

By Allan Dawson April 2, 2009

“As far as we’re concerned this will be public money for public good.” – TED CROSBIE Monsanto will spend $10 million over five years through an international scholars program to educate and train new public sector scientists whose mission is to boost wheat and rice yields. The Borlaug-Beachell International Scholars Program is named after Norman

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In Brief… – for Mar. 26, 2009

March 26, 2009

Food for work: Bangladesh will sell cheaper rice to millions of garment workers because the country’s prime export industry has been hit by the global economic downturn, a government minister said March 18. The country’s textile industry – which employs 2.5 million, mostly women, workers – requested a bailout as competition in global markets increases.

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EU New Market For Canada Canola

By Rod Nickel March 26, 2009

Europe’s acceptance of genetically modified canola seed represents an important new market for Canadian farmers, but purchases from the world’s largest exporter of canola seed are unlikely any time soon. The European Commission ruled March 10 to allow import of a type of canola, which German seed developer Bayer CropScience created by modifying the canola

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Food/Fuel Debate May Come Off Back Burner

By Karl Plume March 26, 2009

“But it (biofuel) is still a very significant demand source for the feed grains and… it is likely to increase with the U. S. government looking to increase their ethanol-blending mandates” – DOUG WHITEHEAD, COMMODITY ANALYST The steep drop in energy prices from last year’s peaks has cooled the food-versus-fuel debate for the moment, but

Crops

Biotech Giants Battle For Better Corn Seed

By Carey Gillam March 26, 2009

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

Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Rebrands Trait Technologies

By Monsanto Release March 26, 2009

Monsanto Canada has announced that its value-added trait technologies will be marketed under the Genuity brand in Canada beginning in 2010. “Genuity gives us the opportunity to communicate about our traits as a family of innovative products that will enable farmers to do what they do best, even better,” said Mike Nailor, trait marketing lead

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Monsanto Canada Launches 2009 Scholarship Program

By Monsanto Release March 19, 2009

Monsanto Canada will once again of fer between 60 and 70 scholarships to Grade 12 graduating students from farm families who plan to pursue postsecondary education in agriculture or forestry in the fall of 2009. Mo n s a n t o Canada Opportunity Scholarships are available to eligible students entering their first year of

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Keep Your Distance. But How Far?

By Jeremy Smith March 19, 2009

Only 15 of the European Union’s 27 countries have agreed laws for separating organic, traditional and biotech crops, with several reluctant even to debate such a sensitive issue, the EU’s farm chief says. EU countries have been encouraged to make their own laws to facilitate cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops if farmers want to

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Monsanto, Germany Clash On GM Maize

February 26, 2009

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

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Monsanto Starts India Corn Trials, Eyes Indonesia

February 26, 2009

Monsanto, the world’s biggest seed company, has started field trials for genetically modified corn in India, but it could take a few years for the seeds to be ready for a commercial launch, company executives said Feb. 17. The company is also optimistic of getting an approval for trials in Indonesia, after the gene-altered corn

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Monsanto Supports Research

In Brief… – for Mar. 26, 2009

EU New Market For Canada Canola

Food/Fuel Debate May Come Off Back Burner

Biotech Giants Battle For Better Corn Seed

Monsanto Rebrands Trait Technologies

Monsanto Canada Launches 2009 Scholarship Program

Keep Your Distance. But How Far?

Monsanto, Germany Clash On GM Maize

Monsanto Starts India Corn Trials, Eyes Indonesia

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