St. Louis | Reuters – Bayer AG’s chief executive said this week the company might consider settling lawsuits over Monsanto’s glyphosate-containing weed-killers depending on how high court costs rise, but stressed […] Read more
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Bayer CEO says would consider glyphosate settlement depending on costs
U.S. judge affirms Monsanto weed-killer verdict, slashes damages
Reuters – A U.S. judge on Monday affirmed a verdict against Bayer AG unit Monsanto that found its glyphosate-based weed-killers responsible for a man’s terminal cancer, sending the German company’s […] Read more
Bayer likely to get new trial in glyphosate case
San Francisco | Reuters — Bayer’s Monsanto unit was likely to get a new trial on the US$250 million in punitive damages awarded by a jury to a groundskeeper who […] Read more
Ag trade flows may change amid trade dispute, Bayer says
Monheim | Reuters — Bayer said on Tuesday it would be difficult to predict 2019 earnings at its agriculture business, which now includes Monsanto, because a U.S.-Chinese trade dispute could […] Read more
With drugs pipeline in focus, Bayer seen considering cuts
Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer is considering job cuts and outsourcing as part of a wide-ranging review of drug research and development that will last until at least November, a […] Read more
Brazilian court overturns ban on glyphosate
Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian court on Monday overturned an injunction banning products containing the herbicide glyphosate, knocking down a previous ruling that had been set to disrupt the […] Read more
Roundup cancer verdict sends Bayer shares sliding
Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer shares plunged as much as 14 per cent on Monday, losing about US$14 billion in value, after newly acquired Monsanto was ordered to […] Read more
Dicamba drift problems continue in farm states
Fewer instances of dicamba drift onto non-target crops are being reported this year in the United States, but it continues to divide agriculture community
Aaron Hager has seen many changes in American agriculture in his 25 years at the University of Illinois. As an extension specialist and weed scientist, he saw the introduction and […] Read more
Glyphosate maker Monsanto ruled liable in U.S. cancer trial
Reuters — A California jury on Friday found Monsanto liable in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged the company’s glyphosate-based herbicides, including Roundup, caused his cancer and ordered […] Read more
Brazil judge suspends use of glyphosate herbicide
Sao Paulo | Reuters – A Brazilian judge has suspended the use of products containing the agrochemical glyphosate, a herbicide widely employed for soybeans and other crops in the country. […] Read more