Tag: Monsanto pesticides

• Tuesday, May 19th 2015 - 01:53 UTC

  Monsanto hits back with global campaign: “food is more than just a meal, it's love”

  

  As the seed and chemical maker Monsanto woos Swiss agrochemicals firm Syngenta, the US company is also is trying to win over consumers in key international markets, rolling out social media and marketing campaigns.

• Monday, May 26th 2014 - 13:23 UTC

  Thousands march across the world to protest against Monsanto and GMO foods

  

  Hundreds of thousands people have united across the world to voice concern over the spread of GMO foods and crops and to raise awareness over the biotech giant Monsanto’s growing grip on the global food supply chain.

• Friday, January 10th 2014 - 06:27 UTC

  Construction of Monsanto plant in north Argentina halted on environmental grounds

  

  A labor appeals court in north-central Argentina ruled that the construction of a Monsanto plant is unconstitutional, halting work on the site. The three judge court ruled 2-1 in favor of the activists who filed a legal appeal against Monsanto’s GMO seed plant on environmental protection grounds in the municipality of Malvinas Argentinas, located in central Cordoba Province.

• Wednesday, November 20th 2013 - 05:06 UTC

  Brazil agriculture in state of emergency following infestations of Helicoverpa caterpillar

  

  Infestations of the Helicoverpa caterpillar in Brazil's grain belt prompted the agriculture ministry this week to declare a state of emergency in the leading soy state of Mato Grosso, highlighting the potential risk to large parts of the crop.

• Wednesday, October 23rd 2013 - 16:22 UTC

  Monsanto and its glyphosate weed-killer embroiled in controversy in Argentina

  

  Monsanto Co. is calling for more controls on agrochemicals, including its Roundup line of glyphosate-based weed-killers, in response to an Associated Press report about concerns that illegal pesticide applications are harming human health in Argentina.

• Friday, August 2nd 2013 - 02:33 UTC

  France’s Council of State lifts ban on growing GM corn from Monsanto

  

  The battle over growing genetically modified crops in France flared anew on Thursday as the country's top administrative court overturned a government ban on growing GM corn sold by the US giant Monsanto.

• Monday, May 27th 2013 - 05:10 UTC

  Millions take to the streets world-wide to protest against Monsanto and GM

  

  The United States biotech giant Monsanto says it respects people’s rights to express themselves, but that its genetically-modified seeds improve farm productivity and food quality.

• Tuesday, May 14th 2013 - 18:32 UTC

  Monsanto wins leading soybean seed replicating case to the relief of biotechnology industry

  

  In a decision that drew sighs of relief from the biotechnology industry, the US Supreme Court ruled that an Indiana farmer violated agribusiness company Monsanto Co’s patent for a type of soybean. The court agreed unanimously with Monsanto that Vernon Bowman, 75, had performed an end-run around the law when he used the company’s patented soybean seeds without seeking a licence.

• Tuesday, January 8th 2013 - 20:21 UTC

  Corn-seed sales in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico help Monsanto with record earnings

  

  US agricultural giant Monsanto Tuesday posted a large increase in quarterly earnings on strong results in corn seed sales in the US and Latin America and better sales of pesticides. The St Louis-based corporation said net income for the first quarter was 339 million dollars, up from 126 million a year earlier.