Bayer
Opinion: Goodbye ‘17, hello ‘18…but not much has changed
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U.S. Agriculture enters 2018 with a whole lotta unresolved issues from 2017. Here are seven yuge ones to keep an eye on in the new year.
Business
Big Ag salary guide: Dow, Monsanto, ADM lead the way
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Over the past three years, these companies have on average paid their executives and directors more than $100 million, according to a Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting review of financial filings. The median was $94.5 million.
Bayer
Opinion: It’s OK to slow down the Bayer-Monsanto merger
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The European Commission is casting a skeptical eye on Bayer’s proposed acquisition of Monsanto.
Antitrust
Antitrust official likely to be ‘ultimate decider’ on Bayer-Monsanto deal, advocacy groups say
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President Donald Trump’s pick for the country’s top antitrust position — and key regulator for the $66 billion deal between Bayer AG and Monsanto Co. — is expected to give his confirmation testimony on Wednesday.
A corporate welfare red carpet propels GMO seed companies in Puerto Rico
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During Puerto Rico’s decade of fiscal crisis, when the Island became the top experimental center for genetically engineered seeds, the Government gave away to these seed multinationals over $526 million.
Antitrust
More than 300 food and farm groups ask U.S. attorney general to stop agricultural mega mergers
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Hundreds of food and farm groups are calling on recently confirmed U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step in and block a wave of billion-dollar mega mergers sweeping across America’s agriculture industry.
climate change
Climate change: Trump says no, Big Ag says yes
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While new administration officials have cast doubts about climate change, the world’s largest agribusiness companies — which have billions of dollars invested in the health of the planet — have not. Here is a comprehensive guide to what some of the world’s biggest agricultural companies are doing related to climate change based on a review of news reports, SEC documents, their own websites and reports, and publicly available data.
Monsanto
Monsanto posts strong first-quarter profit, hearing ‘positive’ feedback on Bayer AG deal
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Despite regulatory uncertainty surrounding a record merger agreement with German pharmaceuticals company Bayer AG, St. Louis-based seed firm Monsanto Co. has reported a profitable fiscal first quarter to start 2017.