Monsanto

After many years, it appears Monsanto has perfected it's public-facing messages over safety concerns. Glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. (Image: Denis Thaust/Avenir Pictures) The first Australian lawsuit against popular weed killer, Roundup, has been file…

Updated June 04, 2019 10:38:41 Legal action has been launched against agribusiness giant Monsanto by a Melbourne gardener who claims his cancer was caused by the herbicide Roundup. Key points: The first Australian legal case against agribusiness giant Mo…

Amid a massive restructuring effort and following some setbacks in court, Bayers proposed animal health sale has churned up some interest. Private equity groups are shopping the unit, which could fetch up to 8 billion in needed cash for the German conglomera…

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (OTCPK:BAYZF) is a $57.289 billion German company that is a market leader in what they call life sciences. Bayer is a pharmaceutical and consumer health company whose trademark Bayer Aspirin is perhaps the most universally known heada…

Glyphosate is a weed-killing chemical that was developed by corporate giant Monsanto in the early 1970s. It's an active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup and helps to eliminate unwanted plants and grasses from farms, public parks, school campuses, and other…

Over the past year, evidence of Monsantos deceptive efforts to defend the safety of its top-selling Roundup herbicide have been laid bare for all to see. Through three civil trials, the public release of internal corporate communications has revealed conduct …

Farmers Business Network CEO Amol Deshpande says that his network provides commerce opportunities for farmers. The U.S.-China trade war is cutting off farmers from customers and raising prices on supplies, but the use of analytics is empowering farmers and s…

(Reuters) - Los Angeles County sued Monsanto Co on Thursday, seeking to force the unit of Germany’s Bayer AG to help pay for reducing PCB contamination in dozens of bodies of water. The most populous U.S. county, which has about 10.1 million people, said the…

Los Angeles County sued Monsanto Co. on Thursday, seeking to force the unit of Germany’s Bayer AG to help pay for reducing PCB contamination in dozens of bodies of water. The most populous U.S. county, which has about 10.1 million people, said the presence o…

Claiming Monsanto hid its knowledge that the polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) it manufactured for 42 years were harmful, Los Angeles County is demanding the company pay for the damage these products have done to the environment. The municipality has spent a f…