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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…
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California Ag Retailer Steps Up To Feed Families Affected By Drought
GAR Tootelian, Inc. (GAR) in Reedley, CA, is challenging the Central Valley to help raise enough money and provide 525,000 meals…
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Bayer, Monsanto CEOs Discuss Merger
Werner Baumann, Bayer CEO, and Hugh Grant, Monsanto CEO, discuss why they decided to merge their companies.
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NY Times: Bayer-Monsanto a Bad Deal for Farmers
Via NY Times: Don Halcomb, a 63-year-old farmer in Adairville, KY, is expecting his profit to vanish this year, largely…
