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  • Aug. 14, 2012
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    Monsanto increases seed financing options, nonprofit contributions due to drought

    Due to the drought, Monsanto has added more pre-pay and financing options for its seed customers, according to Danielle Stuart, public affairs. The company also is doubling its contributions to the America's Farmers Grow program for drought-declared areas. The increased money will help agricultural-related nonprofit organizations weather tight economic times....More
  • Aug. 6, 2012
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    Monsanto announces plan to support farmers affected by drought 1

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  • May 29, 2012
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    Monsanto to purchase Precision Planting for $250 million

    The ag version of a rags to riches story just occurred last week when Monsanto announced that it will purchase Precision Planting, Inc., for $250 million. Precision Planting, located in Tremont, Ill., is Monsanto’s first purchase of a precision technology company....More
  • Apr. 17, 2012
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    Monsanto pushing drift reduction as part of new Xtend launch

    Monsanto is gearing up for the launch of its new Roundup Ready Genuity Xtend trait, which will include tolerance to its Roundup and dicamba herbicides. As part of the launch campaign, Monsanto is urging farmers to take additional steps to prevent problems with drift, not only for Xtend but for other herbicides. Joe Sandbrink talked about those efforts in an interview at the Monsanto booth at Commodity Classic. Produced by Forrest Laws  ...More
  • Mar. 21, 2012
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    Roundup Ready Xtend from Monsanto provides flexible weed control

    Michelle Vigna, systems launch manager for Roundup Ready Xtend, describes a demonstration of the new herbicide at work on soybeans at Commodity Classic 2012. This dicamba and glyphosate herbicide has multiple modes of action for control of weeds, particularly glyphosated-resistant broadleaf weeds....More
  • Mar. 1, 2012
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    Monsanto to add dicamba-tolerant trait to RR soybeans

    Monsanto announced at the 2012 Commodity Classic a dicamba-tolerant trait that will be stacked with Genuity RR 2Yield soybeans. The new soybean line will be called RR 2 Xtend. Accompanying the new trait will be a dicamba and glyphosate herbicide premix called Roundup Xtend for pre and post applications....More
  • Dec. 21, 2011
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    Vistive Gold soybean trait from Monsanto receives USDA deregulation

    The USDA announced it has deregulated the biotech trait, MON 87705, in Monsanto's Vistive Gold soybeans. The soybeans produce soybean oil with increased levels of monounsaturated fat while lowering saturated fat. "With the availability of Vistive Gold soybeans, farmers will soon be able to deliver an economical and sustainable source of nutritionally improved soybean oil to consumers and food companies," said Joe Cornelius, Monsanto global technology lead for food quality traits....More
  • Dec. 5, 2011
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    Monsanto's next single-bag refuge product approved

    Monsanto’s Genuity VT Double Pro RIB Complete is now on the market for growers who need above-ground pest control and not corn rootworm protection....More
  • Oct. 6, 2011
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    Monsanto buys biological research firm

    Monsanto has announced it will purchase Beeologics, a biological research firm....More
  • Aug. 16, 2011
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    Monsanto responds to Bt resistance study 1

    Monsanto responds to the recent study conducted y Aaron Gassmann, Iowa State University, documenting the first case of corn rootworm resistance to Bt hybrids expressing the Cry3Bb1 toxin....More
  • Aug. 10, 2011
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    Bayer CropScience, Monsanto combine seed treatments

    Bayer CropScience and Monsanto have collaborated on a new seed treatment for soybeans. Acceleron with Poncho/Votivo will offer protection against white grubs, seed corn maggot, soybean aphids, and overwintering bean leaf beetles, as well as protection against nematodes....More
  • Jun. 21, 2011
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    Monsanto adds Amvac herbicide to RR weed program

    Monsanto will add Amvac's Impact herbicide to its Roundup Ready Plus weed program....More
  • Jun. 14, 2011
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    Monsanto's new SmartStax refuge-in-a-bag hybrids sold fast 1

    The first complete refuge-in-a-bag product from Monsanto has been planted across about 300,000 corn acres. Monsanto corn traits marketing manager Matt Kirkpatrick explains how the Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete product was developed and how he expects a fast adoption of RIB seed....More
  • Mar. 9, 2011
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    Monsanto enters into algae-based research with Sapphire Energy 1

    Algae can be grown, screened, tested and selected with high throughput tools, which will enable researchers to more quickly identify promising genes....More
  • Feb. 14, 2011
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    Monsanto expands Prescriptive Ag Solutions program

      For 2011, the program, which began as a pilot with about 2,500 participants in 2010, will be available on a broader -- though still limited -- basis across the Midwest. The program is expected to be more broadly available for the 2012 planting season....More
  • Dec. 17, 2010
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    New crop protection products from Monsanto, Valent, DuPont, FMC, BASF 1

    Crop protection companies are expanding their portfolios to give growers greater flexibility and better weed control....More
  • Dec. 6, 2010
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    Monsanto enters into agreements with MANA, Valent, Bayer CropScience

    Monsanto licenses the Roundup Ready Plus trademark to MANA and Valent and enters into an agreement with Bayer on the use of Poncho/Votivo seed treatment....More
  • Mar. 5, 2009
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    Genuity – Monsanto’s new brand of traits

    The Genuity name will be Monsanto’s new brand name for all traits. Dion McBay, U.S. Trait Marketing, explains Genuity...More
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