Published by Bloomberg News By Tim Loh November 13, 2018, 1:46 AM EST Updated on November 13, 2018, 6:53 AM EST Bayer AG vowed to defend its embattled weedkiller Roundup, moving to reassure investors that its $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto Co. will boost the company’s bottom line.The...
Published by St. Louis Public Radio By Eli Chen NOV 4, 2018 Scientists are concerned that the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently announced limits on dicamba herbicide use will not be effective in preventing widespread crop damage. The federal agency last week approved the use of dicamba-based herbicides, such as Bayer’s...
Published by NPR By Dan Charles November 1, 20182:08 PM ET For months, farmers from Mississippi to Minnesota have been waiting for the Environmental Protection Agency to make up its mind about a controversial weedkiller called dicamba. Some farmers love the chemical; other farmers, along with some environmentalists, consider it...
Bloomberg Environment Posted Nov. 1, 2018, 3:02 PM The EPA’s decision to allow a weedkiller on the market for two more years could strengthen the legal case of farmers suing Bayer AG who say the weedkiller damages crops, attorneys representing growers said. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Oct....
Published by Delta Farm Press By Ron Smith Oct 31, 2018 Reed Storey understands the need for effective herbicide options to control hard-to-manage weeds, including the poster child, pigweed. “We need tools to fight resistant weeds,” Storey said from the seat of his cotton picker as he tried to...
Published by Reuters By Tina Bellon OCTOBER 24, 2018 / 7:06 PM The federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging dicamba-based weedkillers have caused crop damage has denied requests by defendants Bayer AG unit Monsanto and DuPont that he dismiss several class action claims broader than those contained in the...
Published by Law 360 By Christopher Cole October 23, 2018, 6:19 PM EDT Monsanto must face several proposed class actions by farmers who accuse the agriculture giant of producing an herbicide that drifted across farmlands, damaging crops and ultimately forcing growers to buy seeds that resist the weedkiller,...
Published by AG Pro By Sonja Begemann October 15, 2018 10:40 AM Oak trees with cupped leaves, a sign of damage from drifting pesticides like dicamba. ( Darrell Hoemann/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting ) The first trial alleging dicamba-based herbicides caused widespread damage after drifting across fields will start...
Published by Law 360 By Michael Phillis October 16, 2018, 9:05 PM EDT Law360 (October 16, 2018, 9:05 PM EDT) -- Farmers' allegations that Monsanto Corp. engaged in anti-competitive practices by pushing soybeans with a tolerance to a specific herbicide should not be dismissed, they argue, because their suit...
Published by NPR Heard on All Things Considered By Daniel Charles September 27, 20184:09 PM ET A Drifting Weedkiller Puts Prized Trees At Risk Mike Hayes and I are sitting on the patio of Blue Bank Resort, the business he owns on Reelfoot Lake, in Tennessee. The sun is going down. It's...