Tag: Monsanto

Mega-mergers may move in during vulnerable times

Farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman took Monsanto to court and lost. Mergers between companies like Dow-Dupant, Monsanto-Bayer are frightening to market transparency and democracy, and to stakeholders like farmers.

Mexico “builds a wall” against Monsanto GMO soybeans

The global resistance against genetically modified (GM) crops is growing at an exponential rate, with as many as 35...

Syngenta Merger Must Be Blocked

China's state-owned ChemChina tendered a $43 billion bid for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta today as part of a...

Seedy 40 Ton GMO Shipment in Egypt Shrouded in Mystery

A new report published by a non-for-profit organization that promotes crop biotechnology has cast doubt on the status of...

Small American Farmer Sends Monsanto Seed Patents to Supreme Court

Vernon Hugh Bowman, farmer vs Monsanto, billion dollar seed and biotech company. It sounds like something from a book about the...

Morflora’s Plant “Vaccine” Boosts Food Production Without Using GMOs

A new seed treatment could stop the use and need for GMOs. Even though organic agriculture and sustainable farming practices...

Egypt Resists Monsanto’s Genetically-Modified Maize

When an insect feeds on Monsanto's genetically-modified MON810 maize plant, it is in for a nasty surprise. Encoded within the...