Bayer and MS Technologies have achieved a milestone on their path to delivering increased yield and enhanced weed control solutions for soybean growers. The FG72 x LL55 herbicide tolerant trait stack received a positive scientific opinion from EU Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which was subsequently accepted by the European Commission for the importation of FG72 […]

Is there a correlation between the ban of GMOs in the European Union and grain productivity? Retired Montana State University Economics Professor Gary Brester believes so. During the recent Montana Farm Bureau Annual Convention in Billings, Brester said that despite claims that the European yields without GMOs match those in the U.S., the debate is not […]

The EU has dropped its requirement that U.S. groves be surveyed for citrus canker, which eases entry of U.S. citrus into the EU market and saves growers millions of dollars in production costs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) have […]

ChemChina has received approval from the FTC and the EU for the acquisition of Syngenta, but first both companies must divest some pesticide business.