Monsanto

File photo of a wheat farm. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images)

Farmer Sues Monsanto Over GMO Wheat Discovery

A Kansas farmer has sued seed giant Monsanto over last week’s discovery of genetically engineered experimental wheat in an 80-acre field in Oregon, claiming the company’s gross negligence hurt U.S. growers by driving down wheat prices and causing some international markets to suspend certain imports.

2013/06/04

High Court Rules for Monsanto in Patent Case

The justices rejected a farmer’s argument that cheap soybeans he bought from a grain elevator are not covered by the Monsanto patents.

2013/05/13

Monsanto Plans $400M Expansion in Chesterfield

Monsanto Co. plans a $400 million expansion at its suburban St. Louis research center that could add 675 jobs over the next three years.

2013/04/23

Sen. Blunt Crafts Provision To Aid Monsanto, A Big Donor

The rider protects genetically modified seeds from litigation lawsuits concerning health risks posed by the crops.

2013/04/04

TIAM: It’s Monsanto VS. An Indiana Farmer

It’s a legal battle over seeds.

2013/02/19

Farming Corn, Getty Images, photo by Bruce Leighty

Monsanto Suit To Be Heard By Supreme Court Today

Vernon Hugh Bowman seems comfortable with the old way of doing things, right down to the rotary-dial telephone he used in a conference call with reporters.

2013/02/19

95 Sheep Die In Closed Monsanto Mine

Company spokesman says Idaho herder did not have permission to let animals graze on site.

2012/10/13

Planned Shelter Needs as much Rehab as Future Residents

Now one group is hoping the community will help shelter sick, injured and disabled cats.

2012/09/04

Hands of Monsanto biotechnology scientist using instrument to handle genetically altered plant seedlings, which will grow into insect-resistant plants, in petri dish at lab (Photo by Michael L. Abramson//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)

Monsanto Profits Soar

Monsanto says its fiscal third-quarter net income soared 35 percent.

2012/06/27

St. Louisan Who Won Nobel Prize Dies at 95

William S. Knowles shared the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

2012/06/18

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