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Monsanto passing DuPont in corn?
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the surge in corn demand, Monsanto has raised its annual profit forecast after second-quarter earnings rose 23 percent. Increased planting caused Monsanto to sell out of its “triple-stack” seeds. But, more surprisingly, is that Monsanto’s gain, the largest one-year gain ever, may allow the seed maker to pull even or pass DuPont’s... »
Two acquisitions advance Bayer CropScience´s U.S. cotton platform
Bayer CropScience announced Friday the completion of two acquisitions that advance the company’s strategy in expanding its cotton seed business. In separate transactions, Bayer CropScience purchased the assets of California Planting Cotton Seed Distributors, Bakersfield, Calif., and the assets of Reliance Genetics LLC, Harlingen, Texas. The combined price for the related transactions amounts... »
GM plant virus repels insect pests
Researchers from the University of Florida and the University of Virginia in the U.S. and from Belgium’s Catholic University have developed a GM variety of tobacco mosaic virus that they say protects fruits, vegetables and most other broad-leafed plants from attack by insects. Tobacco mosaic virus normally attacks plants, but the GM... »
Why no one is growing GM wheat
This article sums up nicely why no one is growing any GM wheat (the food industry is wary of consumer reaction) and one possible solution for companies interested in bringing something like this to market (try developing traits enhance nutrition or offer some other consumer appeal in order to overcome market opposition.) Could this solution... »
