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Residues of Glyphosate Found in Food and Body Fluids

17.04.2015 - Private labs in the US are said to have found significant residues of the glyphosate weed-killer, marketed by agrochemicals giant Monsanto as Roundup, in samples of honey, soy...

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules for Monsanto in Patent Fight

18.07.2013 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Indiana farmer violated agribusiness company Monsanto's patent for a type of soybean. In a case closely watched by the biotechnology...

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Probe Indicates Biotech Wheat Was "Isolated Incident"

15.06.2013 - The unapproved genetically modified wheat that was discovered sprouting in Oregon appears to have been "a single isolated incident," U.S. agricultural officials said on Friday in...

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Organic Growers Lose Decision in Suit vs. Monsanto Over Seeds

11.06.2013 - Monsanto on Monday won another round in a legal battle with U.S. organic growers as an appeals court threw out the growers' efforts to stop the company from suing farmers if traces...

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U.S. Finds Unapproved Genetically Modified Wheat in Oregon

30.05.2013 - A strain of genetically engineered wheat never approved for sale or consumption was found sprouting on a farm in Oregon, the U.S. government said on Wednesday, and grain traders...

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USDA Says More Review Needed for New Monsanto, Dow GMO Crops

10.05.2013 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday that it will assess the environmental impact of controversial new biotech crops developed by Dow AgroSciences, a venture of Dow...

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Syngenta Shrugs Off Cold Weather to Post Solid Sales

18.04.2013 - Syngenta, the world's largest maker of crop chemicals, expects farmers to continue to invest in products to boost agricultural output despite a recent drop in commodity prices...

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Some U.S. Farm Groups Vow to Protect Pro-Monsanto 'Rider'

04.04.2013 - A number of U.S. farm groups want to extend a law that allows farmers to grow a genetically modified crop while regulatory approval of the variety is still being challenged in...