Jun 25
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major decision on Thursday, ruling 7-2 in favor of Monsanto and its parent company, Bayer. The landmark opinion significantly alters the landscape of agricultural litigation by blocking thousands of pending and future lawsuits that claim the weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. The decision in Monsanto v. Durnell centers on a …
Mar 16
Farm Director KC Sheperd recently spoke with Lance Embree of Bayer WestBred about the current state of the WestBred wheat crop in Oklahoma, where he noted that conditions vary significantly across the state. “It’s really hard to put a fine point on what the condition of the crop is across the state of Oklahoma just …
Mar 04
Todd Neeley, DTN Environmental Editor writes: A state circuit court in Missouri on Wednesday granted preliminary approval to Bayer’s proposed $7.3 billion national settlement in Roundup cancer litigation, according to a court order. The order from the Missouri Circuit Court 22nd Judicial Circuit in St. Louis triggers a nationwide notice program and sets a July …
