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Monsanto Approves Louisiana Herbicide Expansion

18.04.2016 - Monsanto’s board of directors has approved an investment of $975 million to expand production of dicamba benzoic acid herbicide at its Luling site in Louisiana, USA. The additional...

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EPA Cancels Flubendiamide Registration

04.03.2016 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has canceled the registration of the herbicide flubendiamide, believed to pose a risk to fish, as the two manufacturers, Bayer...

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Monsanto Sues to Keep Glyphosate off California Carcinogen List

27.01.2016 - Major agribusiness company Monsanto has filed a lawsuit in California to prevent glyphosate from being added to the US state’s list of known carcinogens, according to a Reuters...

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Dow Fights Possible Herbicide Suspension

15.12.2015 - Dow Chemical has indicated it will fight plans by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend its registration of the chemical group’s Enlist Duo herbicide. In late...

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Arson Suspected at Monsanto R&D Site in France

03.11.2015 - French police believe a fire that destroyed a Monsanto research center in Rennes, France, on Oct. 28 was deliberately set. Investigators said they “strongly suspect it was a crime...

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Monsanto Facing Fresh Roundup Litigation

14.10.2015 - US agriculture and GMO giant Monsanto is facing lawsuits from farm workers in connection with its Roundup herbicide. One case charging that glyphosate, the primary ingredient in...

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French Minister Will Ask Garden Shops not to Sell Roundup

14.06.2015 - French Environment and Energy Minister Segolène Royal has told the French television network France 3 she plans to ask garden shops to stop selling Monsanto's glyphosate weed...

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WHO Scientists Analyzing 2,4-D Cancer Links

08.06.2015 - At a meeting in Lyon, France, this week 24 scientists representing the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) will analyze scientific...