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Monsanto Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Monsanto.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,018 in Monsanto

  1. Non-GMO Soybeans Show 10% Greater Yield

    21 hrs ago | Environmental News Network

    ... As it notes, "Yield in soybeans is controlled by many different genes working in combination". And while Monsanto is preparing to launch its new Roundup "RReady 2Yield"soybeans, there's nothing to indicate that the yield claims being made for RR2 ...

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    Related Topix: Biotech, Science / Technology, Chemicals, Iowa State University, Agriculture, Science

  2. DuPont gains approval for modified soybeans

    Yesterday | News Journal

    ... DuPont licenses a yield-enhancing trait and a herbicide-resistance trait called Roundup Ready from St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. In the next eight years, the company expects to pay about $725 million to Monsanto for Roundup Ready corn alone, ...

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    Related Topix: Entomology, Agriculture, Chemicals

  3. Five city offices draw late entriesRead the original story

    Thursday | Hartselle Enquirer

    ... others who qualified as candidates between 3 and 5 p.m. on the last day of qualifying. A.D. Hargrove, a retired Monsanto Company employee, qualified to oppose Bill Smelter for City Council, Place 2. Bill Partridge, a minister and insurance agent who ...

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  4. Business Watch for July 17, 2008

    Thursday | Des Moines Register

    ... plants that were shut down aren't expected to reopen until later this year. Iowa grant to help build road at Monsanto plant Iowa has awarded a state grant to help pave a road to a proposed Monsanto Co. seed corn plant near Independence. The ...

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    Related Topix: Alliant Energy, Energy, Cedar Rapids, IA, Cedar Rapids Metro, Chemicals

  5. State awards grant for Monsanto seed plantRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 16 | KTIV-TV Sioux City

    Iowa has awarded a state grant to help pave a road to a proposed Monsanto Co. seed corn plant near Independence.

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    Related Topix: Chemicals

  6. Less Risk, More Reward

    Wednesday Jul 16 | The Motley Fool

    ... has bested the S&P 500 (the dwelling place of such behemoths as Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB ) , Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO ) , Monsanto (NYSE: MON ) , and Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM ) ) by a cumulative total of nearly 21 percentage points. Not too shabby on the ...

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    Related Topix: Berry Petroleum, Energy, Oil & Gas, Schlumberger, Chemicals, Household Products, Tupperware, Financial Markets

  7. Van Kampen's Value Bent On GrowthRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 16 | Investor's Business Daily

    ... for its peers and 6.07% for the S&P. Top Holdings The fund had 36 stocks as of March 31 and 9% of assets in cash. Monsanto ( MON ) was the fund's largest holding. The agricultural tech giant produces Roundup, an herbicide that kills weeds, and ...

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    Related Topix: Financial Markets, Agriculture, Science, Opinion

  8. Housing tax credits find a home in a troubled marketRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | Kansas City Business Journal

    ... investors in the Kansas City Equity Fund, which is little more than a year old. Companies in St. Louis, such as Monsanto Co. , have made investments in the St. Louis Equity Fund , the Kansas City Equity Fund's parent. Dobreff said she hopes local ...

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    Related Topix: Kansas City, MO, Kansas City (University of Missouri System), University of Missouri System, Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences

  9. A-B One of Many St. Louis Companies Bought OutRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | KSDK NewsChannel 5

    ... with Seattle's Boeing, forming the largest aerospace company in the world. Boeing remains in St. Louis. May 2000: Monsanto announces a $27 billion merger with Pharmacia and Upjohn. The company soon begins to focus on their core business: agriculture ...

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    Related Topix: Beverages, Anheuser Busch Companies, Omnicom Group, Advertising

  10. AB-InBev merger creates uncertainty for 'die-hard Busch guys'Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 15 | Belleville News

    ... This is the latest in a string of St. Louis companies that no longer are locally owned, following the May Co., TWA, Monsanto and McDonnell Douglas. For many, it remains to be seen whether InBev will keep its promises to not cut sports advertising or ...

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    Related Topix: Troy, IL, Maryville, IL, American College of Education, Belleville, IL, Beverages, Anheuser Busch Companies

  11. Off The Beaten PathRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | Random Roger's Big Picture

    ... of the food theme without taking on the same volatility as an agriculture stock. I've had a lot of luck with Monsanto (MON) but that type of stock is not right for everyone. The kiwi faces plenty of obstacles pertaining to deficits and imbalances ...

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    Related Topix: TheStreetcom, Media, Computers

  12. The Stratford welcomes Carson as wellness directorRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | Indianapolis Star

    ... cultivate new ones. Before joining The Stratford at WestClay, Carson worked in the international division of the Monsanto Company in St. Louis. She also taught political science and international politics at the University of Memphis in Tennessee. ...

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    Related Topix: Carmel, IN, Chemicals, The College of New Jersey, The College of Wooster, The College of Idaho, The University of Findlay

  13. Currency ETFs As Commodity ProxiesRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | ETF Investor

    ... of the food theme without taking on the same volatility as an agriculture stock. I've had a lot of luck with Monsanto ( MON ) but that type of stock is not right for everyone. The kiwi faces plenty of obstacles pertaining to deficits and imbalances ...

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  14. The bylaw response to decouplingRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | Ideoblog

    ... after all, these devices are threats against the tenure of incumbent managers. Today's WSJ notes : Pfizer Inc., Monsanto Co. and Sara Lee Corp., among others, have this year amended their bylaws to require that investors nominating directors or ...

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  15. Find ways to be self-sufficient regarding petroleum productsRead the original story

    Monday Jul 14 | The Morning Call

    ... nations a strong incentive to find ways to become less reliant on foreign oil. For instance, St. Louis-based firm Monsanto and San Francisco-based LS9 Inc. are conducting extensive research on biofuels. Hence, the oil-producing nations are ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Chemicals, Opinion

  16. Altered Bylaws Aim to Dig Out Data

    Monday Jul 14 | CareerJournal

    Companies Featured in This Article: Pfizer, Monsanto, Sara Lee, CSX, Mylan Laboratories, Cohen & Steers Many U.S. companies are quietly changing their bylaws to pry more information out of activist investors ...

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    Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Chemicals, Food, Sara Lee, Apparel, Opinion

  17. Novus hatches 900-acre projectRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 13 | St. Louis Business Journal

    ... Inc., the St. Louis-based animal feed company with 16 offices worldwide, is purchasing the 900-acre parcel from Monsanto Co. in a sale that is scheduled to close at the end of the month. The Monsanto parcel -- known today as the Dardenne Technical ...

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    Related Topix: Chesterfield, MO, Chemicals, O'Fallon, MO, Maryville University of Saint Louis, Maryville College

  18. Other legacy locals in danger?

    Sunday Jul 13 | Philly.com

    ... shares are trading at a bargain of 12 times earnings, one-third the multiple enjoyed by rival agri-science maker Monsanto Co., for example. Rob Felice, analyst at Gabelli & Co., says the Hercules and Rohm & Haas deals could be the first wave of ...

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    Related Topix: Philadelphia University, Chemicals, Delaware Valley College

  19. Farm co-op targeted in seed patent lawsuitRead the original story

    Sunday Jul 13 | Springfield News Leader

    Pilot Grove -- Soybean farmer David Brumback calls himself a loyal customer of Monsanto Co.

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Pilot Grove, MO, Chemicals

  20. Older But Wiser AdvisersRead the original story

    Friday Jul 11 | BusinessWeek

    ... was his first love, Morris was fascinated by the markets. He bought his first stocks, United Airlines ( UAUA ) and Monsanto ( MON ) among them, in late 1972. His early experience was great - his stocks did nothing but go up. But in early 1973 his ...

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    Related Topix: Air University, Transportation, Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Financial Markets, Morris College, Morris (University of Minnesota System)