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Facing 10,000 plus glyphosate-cancer lawsuits, Bayer enters court-ordered mediation with next plaintiff
Bayer said on [April 12] it would comply with a U.S. federal judge’s order to enter mediation with a plaintiff ...
USDA: Vietnam’s glyphosate ban ‘devastating’ to global agricultural production
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on [April 11] criticized Vietnam’s move to ban imports of glyphosate herbicide [Bayer's Roundup], ...
GMO crops still ‘sticking point’ as US-China trade deal moves toward completion
China’s lengthy approval process for genetically modified crops remains a sticking point in talks to end the trade war between ...
French farmers destroy 18,000 hectares of rapeseed, double previous estimates, after discovering illegal GMO crops
French farmers destroyed a total of 18,000 hectares of rapeseed, more than double the area initially expected, following the discovery ...
Video: Lab-grown meat could hit the market within five years
Lab-grown meat, cultured from the stem cells of animals, is considered by many to be a sustainable and ethical solution ...
Roundup lawsuit: Jury in glyphosate-cancer case awards plaintiff $81 million
A U.S. jury on [March 27] awarded $81 million to a man who claimed his use of Bayer AG's glyphosate-based ...
Neonicotinoid insecticide ban, bad weather could cut Europe’s already slumping sugar beet yields
Farmers in western Europe have begun sugar beet planting, with first indications pointing to a drop in area for the ...
Roundup lawsuit: Bayer shares tumble as legal battle against glyphosate-cancer claims continues
Shares in Germany’s Bayer’s fell more than 12 percent on [March 20] after a second U.S. jury ruled its Roundup ...
US lawmakers spar over future of lab-grown, plant-based foods
Towering over a wooden podium in the Arkansas General Assembly....Republican representative David Hillman, a self-declared calf-roper, spoke of steak to ...
Bayer lawsuit: First federal glyphosate-cancer trial heads to jury
A trial in which a California man alleged his use of Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused his cancer ...
India’s move to cut Monsanto’s GMO cotton royalties may discourage biotech industry investment
India has cut the royalties that local seed companies pay to German drugmaker Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit for the third ...
Ban on aerial glyphosate spraying of coca crops could ‘derail’ peace efforts, Colombia’s president warns
A judicial ban on aerial spraying of the herbicide glyphosate to eliminate coca crops should be modified, Colombia’s President Ivan ...
As US legal battle over Monsanto’s Roundup rages, Brazil health officials say glyphosate doesn’t cause cancer
Analysts at Brazil health agency Anvisa have determined that the weed-killer glyphosate does not cause cancer while recommending a series ...
As trade talks progress, US says it’s ‘high time’ Europe get over GMO fears
US officials on [February 21] ratcheted up pressure on the European Union to address longstanding agricultural issues between the two ...
Roundup on trial: Second glyphosate-cancer lawsuit heads to federal court
Bayer AG is set to face a second U.S. jury over allegations that its popular glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup causes ...
US farmers to plant new biotech soybeans as DowDuPont receives final international regulatory approval
DowDuPont Inc has won the final international regulatory approval needed, from the Philippines, for a global launch of a new ...
Slow-moving bureaucracy in the Philippines could block launch of new GMO soybeans in US, Canada
A Philippines regulator poses an unexpected obstacle to DowDuPont’s launch of a new line of genetically engineered soybeans in the ...
University of California Berkeley scores win in CRISPR patent rivalry
The University of California will soon be granted a potentially valuable patent on the revolutionary gene-editing technology known as CRISPR, ...
Monsanto wins arbitration ruling against Indian seed company in dispute over GMO cotton patent
German drugmaker Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit has won proceedings against Indian seed maker Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd (NSL) in a royalty ...
New Brazilian government backs indigenous tribe fined in 2018 for embracing modern agriculture and growing GMO crops
Brazil’s new government is backing an indigenous tribe that was fined under the previous administration for commercial farming practices banned ...
European farmers dig up thousands of hectares of crops following detection of banned GMO canola seeds
Bayer said on [February 6] that farmers in France and Germany were digging up thousands of hectares of rapeseed [canola] ...
Russia threatens to restrict soy imports from Brazil over use of controversial weed killer glyphosate
The Russian government has informed Brazil that it may adopt temporary import restrictions on soybeans if Brazilian producers do not ...
Amid growing tensions with US, China poised to accelerate GMO crop imports, boost trade with Brazil
Brazil and China are expected to hold their first high-level political and economic talks since 2015 later this year, Brazil’s ...
Judge allows evidence of Monsanto’s alleged ‘corporate misconduct’ in first phase of upcoming glyphosate-cancer trials
A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer causes cancer on [January 28] tentatively allowed pieces ...
Bayer asks judge in second glyphosate-cancer case to restrict evidence to be presented against Monsanto
Bayer AG unit Monsanto has asked a California judge in the litigation over its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup allegedly causing ...
French court bans Monsanto’s glyphosate-based Roundup Pro 360 weedkiller, citing ‘potential health risks’
A French court canceled the license for one of Monsanto's glyphosate-based weedkillers on [January 15] over safety concerns, placing an ...
Monsanto’s patent victory in India may grant farmers access to latest GMO crops
Monsanto’s [recent] victory in a patent case in India regarding genetically modified (GM) cotton seeds has raised hopes among farmers ...
China approves import of 5 GMO crops for animal feed, first since 2017
China has approved the import of five genetically modified crops, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a ...
