Reuters — Critics of genetically modified crops (GMOs) protested at Monsanto’s annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday, calling for the world’s largest seed company to provide a report on contamination in non-GMO crops and to stop fighting mandatory labels on foods containing GMO ingredients. The requests came in the form of two shareholder resolutions that were […] Read more
GMO critics protest at Monsanto annual meeting
Biotech wheat moves closer to market, Monsanto says
Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, said Wednesday it was making good progress on the development of a herbicide-tolerant wheat, pushing what would be the world’s first biotech wheat a step closer to market. Monsanto, a leading developer of biotech corn, soybeans and other crops, has long tried to bring to market a genetically-altered wheat […] Read more
Dow’s Enlist corn, soybeans move closer to USDA approval
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it was leaning toward approval of Dow AgroSciences’ genetically altered Enlist corn and soybeans — a move which would free up the traits for release in Canada, where they’ve been approved since 2012. U.S. approvals have been delayed in the wake of heavy criticism of the products by […] Read more
Three Chinese men charged with stealing U.S. seed technology
Three Chinese nationals have been charged in two separate cases of trying to steal seed technology, trade secrets under development in the United States, authorities said on Thursday. After a two-year investigation, a man working for a Chinese conglomerate was arrested on charges of stealing inbred corn seed from production fields in Iowa and Illinois […] Read more
Monsanto deal with Novozymes aims to accelerate new crop products
Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, said Tuesday a deal with Danish company Novozymes to form a long-term research and development alliance should accelerate the release of microbial-based products designed to improve crop production. The news helped to slightly lift shares in St. Louis-based Monsanto, and analysts said while the biological work is not likely […] Read more
After Washington GMO label battle, both sides eye national fight
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters / Both sides of the costly and high-stakes GMO labelling battle in Washington state say they see an even bigger national fight ahead despite the apparent defeat of the mandatory labelling measure by Washington state voters. The measure died 47.05 per cent to 52.95 per cent, according to preliminary results. The loss followed a […] Read more
Washington state sues lobbyists over campaign against GM labelling
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters / A lobbying group for major U.S. food manufacturers has violated campaign finance laws in its attempt to block a measure that would require labelling of genetically modified foods in Washington state, according to a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general. Attorney General Bob Ferguson alleges that the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) illegally […] Read more
Monsanto to offer weather data analysis
Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters / Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed company, reported a deeper quarterly loss Oct. 2 as seed sales slipped, and its 2014 profit forecast fell short of Wall Street estimates. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was unchanged at 42 per cent, but expenses rose to 35 per cent of net sales […] Read more
Monsanto posts quarterly loss, unveils acquisition
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters / Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed company, reported a deeper quarterly loss on Oct. 16 as seed sales slipped, and announced the acquisition of a high-tech climate data firm it touted as a “transformational” growth engine. Overall, Monsanto lost $249 million, or 47 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, compared with a […] Read more
After Washington GMO vote, both sides eye national fight
Both sides of the costly and high-stakes GMO labeling battle in Washington state say they see an even bigger national fight ahead despite the apparent defeat of the mandatory labeling measure by Washington state voters this week. The measure died 47.05 per cent to 52.95 per cent, according to results updated Thursday night by the […] Read more
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