Kansas lawmakers were set to take up a bill on Tuesday backed by Bayer that would prevent people from suing pesticide manufacturers for not warning them that their products could cause cancer or other illnesses.
Bayer takes its multi-front battle on pesticide liability to Kansas
Bayer’s proposed Roundup settlement faces first signs of pushback in court
Law firms representing nearly 20,000 people who sued Bayer over alleged injuries from its Roundup weedkiller urged a Missouri judge to delay reviewing the German company’s proposed US$7.25 billion nationwide settlement, arguing that rushing would violate the rights of cancer patients and their families.
Bayer: glyphosate shortages not expected outside U.S. after Trump invokes Defense Production Act to secure supply
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure an adequate U.S. supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides, the White House said.
Bayer proposes $7.25 billion plan to settle U.S. Roundup cancer suits
Bayer said on Tuesday its Monsanto unit had filed a proposed U.S. class settlement totalling as much as $7.25 billion (C$9.89 billion) aimed at resolving all current and future claims that its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer.
OPINION: Glyphosate — What Indigenous communities have suspected for years about the dangers of the herbicide
Despite some conclusions that glyphosate poses no health risk, there have long been concerns regarding its impacts on the environment and human health, particularly from Indigenous communities.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Bayer’s bid to curb Roundup cases
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Bayer’s bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages.
Cereal cover crops show mixed flea beetle protection
Fall rye and oat nurse crops show promise for reducing damage, however, current research notes it's not yet a reliable field-scale tool
Reading Time: 4 minutes University of Manitoba researchers are testing if planting fall rye and oat nurse crops help growers reduce damage without hurting yield.
Roundup retraction makes public trust ripples
Bayer has already hinted they might ditch Roundup production, given lawsuits against the key agricultural herbicide
Reading Time: 3 minutes A foundational study on glyphosate safety was recently retracted, while Roundup maker Bayer has already said it may ditch the key agricultural herbicide after lawsuits piled up.
Retraction of glyphosate review raises new questions about landmark study
An influential glyphosate review has been withdrawn over ethical issues, but Health Canada says the retraction does not affect its previous assessment.
Trump administration backs Bayer’s bid to curb Roundup lawsuits
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take up Bayer’s bid to curtail lawsuits claiming its Roundup herbicide causes cancer.
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