Monsanto

Selective breeding is absolutely happening right now in the marijuana industry. Seth McConnell/The Denver Post via Getty Images The ancient art of selective breeding is practiced by almost everyone who grows crops or husbands livestock for a living. Those wh…

By Jerri-Lynn Scofield, who has worked as a securities lawyer and a derivatives trader. She is currently writing a book about textile artisans. Germany has announced it will reduce its use of glyphosate and ban it outright from the end of 2023, just after an…

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer said a law firm it commissioned to investigate lists compiled by Monsanto of European journalists, politicians and researchers had found no evidence of illegal behaviour. French prosecutors in May opened an inquiry after newspape…

The German government announced Wednesday it had agreed on a plan to phase out the use of glyphosatethe key chemical in the weedkiller Roundupwith a total ban set to begin by the end of 2023. “Way to go, Germany!” tweeted the U.S.-based advocacy group Organi…

FRANKFURT Bayer said a law firm it commissioned to investigate lists compiled by Monsanto of European journalists, politicians and researchers had found no evidence of illegal behavior. French prosecutors in May opened an inquiry after newspaper Le Monde fil…

Montreal plans to ban the use of glyphosate a commonly used herbicide marketed primarily under the trade name Roundup by the end of the year. "Whatever the reason, no justification will allow its use," Coun. Laurence Lavigne-Lalonde told Radio-Canada. She's …

A retired Manitoba farmer is hoping to lead a class action lawsuit against the company that owns Monsanto, alleging he developed cancer after using Roundup on his yard and field to get rid of weeds. The proposed class action was filed in Manitoba's Court of …

Germany will ban the use of the Bayer (OTCPK:BAYRY+1.9%) weedkiller glyphosate from the end of 2023 and restrict its use beginning next year, the Environment Ministry says. Analysts say the ban will have very little impact on Bayer's bottom line, as Europe a…

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayer on Wednesday said it disagreed with a decision by the German government to ban the use of glyphosate from the end of 2023, saying that the substance used in a weedkiller made by its U.S.-based unit Monsanto can be used safely. “Such…

Germany plans to ban the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in weed killer Roundup, over concerns it is leading to a decline of bees and other insects. The Cabinet agreed Wednesday to start phasing out glyphosate next year and ban all use in Germany by…