Monsanto highlights ‘banner year’ for The Climate Corporation
Calling 2016 a “banner year” for Monsanto’s The Climate Corporation, company executives announced during a special conference call held last week that the digital ag platform had more than 100 million...
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California judge rules against Monsanto as state seeks to label Roundup as...
A California judge has ruled against Monsanto and its lawsuit to keep state regulators from labeling the popular weed killer Roundup as a cancer threat. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/Big Ag WatchAn Illinois...
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Climate change: Trump says no, Big Ag says yes
One week after Donald Trump was elected president, Monsanto and DuPont were among hundreds of multinational companies to co-sign a letter to the president-elect, Congress and international leaders...
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More than 300 food and farm groups ask U.S. attorney general to stop...
Hundreds of food and farm groups are calling on recently confirmed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step in and block a wave of billion-dollar mega mergers sweeping across America’s agriculture...
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As Big Ag moves forward with next-generation food modification, federal...
Federal officials are seeking public comment on proposed regulations to better oversee next-generation food modification. Meanwhile, the St. Louis-based seed giant Monsanto is making strides with...
View ArticleUnsealed court documents detail ‘outrageous’ relationship between Monsanto...
Newly unsealed court documents detail “outrageous” communications between Monsanto employees and an EPA regulator over the safety of a controversial chemical found in the seed company’s top weed...
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Testing grounds for monsanto, other seed corporations a strain on nearby...
The blades of the windmills revolve over crops of genetically modified plantations of soybean and corn, plantain and farms that have been crushed by the extended use of concrete. The Caribbean Sea...
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A corporate welfare red carpet propels GMO seed companies in Puerto Rico
No one asked Juana Díaz’s residents, not even the Mayor Ramón Hernández, whether the multinational seed companies could take over one third of its best farming land, turn them into a genetically...
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Sick employees of transgenic companies report their cases to the government...
Agronomist Iris Pellot walked up to a plain laid bare by herbicide. Only crops of genetically modified corn could withstand this agrochemical. With safety goggles, steel-tipped leather boots and a...
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Opinion: Recently released Monsanto documents add new chapter to cozy...
Dave Dickey The new buzz word on Capitol Hill is “collusion.” Who is working with whom? To what purpose? What did he or she know and when did they know it? Is there a need for an investigation and, if...
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Activists’ tribunal threatens ‘real dialogue’ on food and agriculture,...
Photo by Robert Holly/Big Ag WatchA Monsanto laboratory at the seed company’s Chesterfield Village research facility on July 20, 2015. A mock international tribunal held in the Netherlands and put...
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Antitrust official likely to be ‘ultimate decider’ on Bayer-Monsanto deal,...
(Updated April 27, 2017) Confirmation testimony expected on Wednesday has been delayed due to missing paperwork. Photo provided by Bayer AgBayer researchers Brian Vande Berg and Alain Sailland (from...
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DOJ: Monsanto’s decision to stop sale of Precision Planting to Deere...
Darrell Hoemann/Big-AgWatch.orgA worker cleans a combine at an independent John Deere dealership in Illinois on Aug. 22, 2013. The Climate Corporation, a subsidiary of Monsanto, announced on Monday...
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Monsanto, seed-corn companies continue use of contractors despite allegations...
This article was reported with support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism and the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, in partnership with The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute,...
View ArticleMigrant farm workers file class action lawsuit against Monsanto
A federal class action lawsuit on behalf of two migrant farm workers was filed in federal court last week accusing Monsanto of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Agricultural Workers...
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Farmers, consumers feel impact from China’s unpredictable approval of GMO crops
Recent moves by China could mean tougher choices for U.S. farmers and higher food prices for consumers. In May, China announced that it would consider approval of all eight pending U.S. genetically...
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Opinion: EPA needs to stop Monsanto dicamba sales for 2018 growing season
Dave Dickey OK quick show of hands. Who reading this blog likes devil’s food cake? Yeah, I do too. Of course, there is the cake itself ,which should be moist and oh-so-chocolaty. But it’s the...
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Damage from dicamba spurs confusion, questions
After Monsanto introduced Roundup Ready corn and soybeans in the mid-1990s, the use of glyphosate skyrocketed.Currently, more than 90 percent of fields grow crops that won’t die or face damage from...
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Opinion: It’s OK to slow down the Bayer-Monsanto merger
Unless you happen to be a total agricultural policy wonk you probably have never heard the name Margrethe Vestager. Dave Dickey She’s the mother of three daughters, Maria, Rebecca and Ella. She...
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Big Ag salary guide: Dow, Monsanto, ADM lead the way
Executives and board members at eight of the world’s largest agribusiness companies have received millions of dollars in compensation as their companies record billions in profits. Over the past three...
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