The sugar beet variety in question, H7-1, has been genetically modified to be resistant to the controversial herbicide glyphosate, manufactured by Monsanto itself. EFSA carried out the original opinion, giving the crop the health and safety all-clear, back in 2006 and the European Commission authorised the crop for import and processing in 2007 for a […]
Luego de varias ofertas, la alemana logra un acuerdo por 66 mil millones de dólares para crear el mayor proveedor mundial de semillas y pesticidas. El fabricante alemán de medicamentos y productos químicos Bayer, informó que acordó la compra de la firma estadounidense de semillas Monsanto por cerca de 66 mil millones de dólares, incluyendo […]
Bayer and Monsanto have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Bayer will acquire Monsanto for US$128 per share in an all-cash transaction. Monsanto’s Board of Directors, Bayer’s Board of Management and Bayer’s Supervisory Board have unanimously approved the agreement. Based on Monsanto’s closing share price on May 9, 2016, the day before Bayer’s first […]
