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02.18.2009 1:16 pm

Germany next to nix Monsanto’s GM corn?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bloomberg News reports that Germany’s Agriculture Minister was quoted in today’s Berliner Zietung saying the government may revoke a license for the cultivation of Monsanto Co.’s genetically modified corn because of lack of demand.

According to the country’s farmers’ association, about 6,600 acres of…

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01.06.2009 2:31 pm

Monsanto backing weather site for farmers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Seed giant Monsanto Co. continues to develop crops that will be less prone to drought. But for now, farmers’ fortunes still ride with Mother Nature.

The relationship might explain why the Creve Coeur-based company is choosing to help sponsor a new…

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08.20.2008 8:34 am

Monsanto sells dairy hormone business for $300 million

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Monsanto Co. is selling its dairy hormone business to Eli Lilly and Co. for $300 million.

Under the terms of the agreement, Lilly will purchase assets and liabilities of Monsanto associated with the Posilac brand and related business. The transaction will…

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02.29.2008 12:20 pm

Novus International to open plant in China

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Novus International Inc., a Town and Country-based maker of animal health and nutrition products, is opening a new animal feed input plant in China.

The new 23,000 square foot facility, located in the Ma Lu Jiading district, a suburb of Shanghai, will bring Novus closer…

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