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Monsanto Invests $1.6 Million In System To Quantify Greenhouse Gas Reductions
The USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) recently awarded the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and its Soil Health…
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Court Sides With Ag Retailers On PSM
The D.C. Court of Appeals has ruled the Occupational Safety and Health Administration violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act when…
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Pacific Coast Fertilizer Announces Interest In Longview, WA Facility
Pacific Coast Fertilizer LP (PCF) announced at the Cowlitz Economic Development Council board of directors meeting its interest in developing…
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Cool Planet Raises Additional $9 Million To Commercialize Soil Health Product
Cool Planet has announced the first close of a new financing round to commercialize the company’s Cool Terra Engineered Biocarbon…
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Jim Loar Promoted To President And CEO Of Cool Planet
In a move that reflects and reinforces the company’s commitment to the agricultural market, the Cool Planet board of directors…
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North Dakota Coop Debuts Dry Fertilizer Plant
North Central Grain Cooperative has begun operations at a new dry fertilizer plant at its Rolla, ND, site. It is…
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Monsanto, Bayer Officials Defend Proposed $66 Billion Merger
Top officials for Monsanto and Bayer defended their proposed $66 billion merger before skeptical senators on Tuesday, insisting that the…
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Upcoming Shows & Recent Events
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj talk about upcoming trade shows and events and review the Mid America CropLife Association…
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Verdesian Life Sciences Appoints New CEO
Verdesian Life Sciences, a plant health and nutrition company, today announced that its board of directors has named Kenneth M. Avery…
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EPA Settles With Syngenta For Alleged Multi-Regional Pesticide Violations
The U.S. EPA has announced a multi-region settlement with Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC (Syngenta) in Greensboro, NC, for alleged violations of…
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Merger Mania
Editors Paul Schrimpf and Eric Sfiligoj discuss this week’s mega-ag mergers of Bayer and Monsanto and Potash and Agrium.
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Monsanto Ends Up Being A Bargain For Bayer
History will say Bayer got a bargain in its $66 billion purchase of Monsanto, writes David Nicklaus, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The…
