Monsanto

“As part of the process, they portrayed the various concerns as merely the ignorant opinions of misinformed individuals – and derided them as not only unscientific, but anti-science. They then set to work to convince the public and government officials, through the dissemination of false information, that there was an overwhelming expert consensus,…

According to internal documents, Monsanto and Germany’s BASF knew their products would destroy farms in the United States. The firms disregarded the risks even while they planned on how to profit off farmers who would buy Monsanto’s new seeds just to avoid the damages caused by their products. The documents…

BUSINESS-JOURNAL “The matter has been settled to the satisfaction of all parties” pending court approval, a Bayer spokesman said ST. LOUIS — Bayer has agreed to pay $39.6 million to settle claims that Monsanto's labeling of the Roundup weed killer was misleading.As part of the settlement, in a class-action lawsuit…

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US agro-chemical firm Monsanto and Germany's BASF were aware for a long time that their plan to introduce a new agricultural seed and chemical system would probably lead to damage on many US farms. According to internal documents seen by the Guardian, the firms disregarded the risks even while they…

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The Centre has kept the maximum sale price of genetically modified (GM) Bt cotton seeds unchanged at ₹730 per packet for the next fiscal but scrapped the royalty to US-based technology provider Monsanto, now controlled by global agri major Bayer. Bayer, which in June 2018 completed the USD 63-billion deal…