Monsanto NewsNews on Monsanto continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Altered Bylaws Aim to Dig Out Data- July 14, 2008 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 ...http://www.topix.net/com/mon/2008/07/altered-bylaws-aim-to-dig-out-data?fromrss=1 Other legacy locals in danger- July 14, 2008 First Rohm & Haas, then Hercules is acquired. Some say this is the first wave of consolidations.http://www.topix.net/com/mon/2008/07/other-legacy-locals-in-danger?fromrss=1 West Africa moving to harvest the benefits from GM cotton- July 12, 2008 After many years of confined and open field trials, Burkina Faso has finally commercialized Bt cotton making it the third African country after South Africa and Egypt to join the ranks of biotech crop ...http://www.topix.net/com/mon/2008/07/west-africa-moving-to-harvest-the-benefits-from-gm-co... Reaping Returns In Agriculture On July 10- July 11, 2008 It wasn't long ago that everyone was pouring into agricultural stocks to take cover from the broad market selloff that happened earlier in the year.http://www.topix.net/com/mon/2008/07/reaping-returns-in-agriculture-on-july-10?fromrss=1 Monsanto patent fight ensnares Missouri farm t ...- July 10, 2008 Soybean farmer David Brumback calls himself a loyal customer of Monsanto Co. His product of choice: genetically engineered seeds resistant to pesticides and weed killers.http://www.topix.net/com/mon/2008/07/monsanto-patent-fight-ensnares-missouri-farm-t?fromrs... Monsanto (MON) finalizes acquisition of Marmot SA- July 10, 2008 Monsanto shares are trading higher today after the company announced that it has finished its acquisition of Marmot, SA , which includes the Latina American seed company Semillas Cristiani Burkard.http://www.topix.net/com/mon/2008/07/monsanto-mon-finalizes-acquisition-of-marmot-sa?fromr... At noon: Back to earth- July 9, 2008 It's hard to keep a good agriculture stock down: After a soft period, in which major agriculture stocks looked vulnerable to a sustained downturn thanks to a wider retreat from commodity producers, most of the ...http://www.topix.net/com/mon/2008/07/at-noon-back-to-earth?fromrss=1 Gentech in Laase- July 8, 2008 Actions against GMO in Laase, Wendland, Germany. Occupation of the field, destruction of GMO and planting of conventional corn instead.http://www.topix.net/com/mon/2008/07/gentech-in-laase?fromrss=1 Monsanto's GM corn MON863 shows kidney, liver toxicity in animal studies- July 5, 2008 A variety of genetically modified corn that was approved for human consumption in 2006 caused signs of liver and kidney toxicity as well as hormonal changes in rats in a study performed by researchers from the ...http://www.topix.net/com/mon/2008/07/monsantos-gm-corn-mon863-shows-kidney-liver-toxicity-... An Investment Opportunity of Historic Proportions- July 4, 2008 It's difficult to have any confidence in today's market. In the past 365 days, we've seen a housing bubble pop, a credit crunch ensue, a gigantic investment bank nearly go under, and extreme -- even "bailout" ...http://www.topix.net/com/mon/2008/07/an-investment-opportunity-of-historic-proportions?fro... |