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Supreme Court hands Monsanto a GMO victory
The Supreme Court sided with Monsanto Co. on Monday, ruling against a farmer who used beans grown from the company's patented, genetically modified soybean seeds to plant subsequent crops. It was apparently the first time the court had upheld patent...
Tags: Food Industry, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Genetic Engineering, Consumers, Agriculture
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Farmer loses seed patent case
WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co. and other companies that patent seeds may prohibit farmers from growing a second crop from their genetically modified seeds, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously. The closely watched decision was a clear victory for...
Tags: Invention and Innovation, Drugs and Medicines, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Trials, Genetic Engineering
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Monsanto, the court and the seeds of dissent
On Tuesday, attorneys for the largest agrochemical corporation in the world, Monsanto, will present arguments before the Supreme Court asserting the company's rights to the generations of seeds that naturally reproduce from its genetically modified...
Tags: Invention and Innovation, Food Industry, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Genetic Engineering, Science and Technology
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Justices skeptical of farmer who planted patented seeds
WASHINGTON — An Indiana farmer who clashed with Monsanto Co. over his replanting of its patented soybean seeds ran into steady skeptical questions Tuesday from the Supreme Court. The justices strongly suggested that they would rule for Monsanto...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Biotechnology Industry, Lawyers, Chemical Industry
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William S. Knowles dies at 95; Nobel Prize-winning chemist
William S. Knowles, a retired Monsanto Co. organic chemist who shared a Nobel Prize in 2001 for helping to solve a vexing problem in the manufacture of medicines, died Wednesday of complications of ALS at his home in the St. Louis suburb of Chesterfield,...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Nobel Prize Awards, Science, St. Louis, Heart Problems
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USDA is sued over permits for genetically altered sugar beets
Money & CompanyA group of farmers and environmentalist organizations sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday, challenging the agency's recent decision to allow some operators to plant genetically altered sugar beet seeds. The complaint (which can be read... -
Judge orders genetically modified sugar beets pulled
Money & CompanyIn a decision believed to be the first of its kind in a case involving genetically engineered crops, a federal judge has ordered 256 acres of sugar beets pulled from the ground. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey S....... -
U.S. considers restrictions on genetically modified alfalfa
Money & CompanyIn a move that is sure to have farmers and consumers alike taking note, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is -â for the first time â- weighing whether to restrict where and how genetically modified crops can be grown. Agriculture...... -
Supreme Court hears arguments on genetically modified seeds
Money & CompanyThe battle over genetically modified crops is being waged before the U.S. Supreme Court -- the first time the nationâs highest court is specifically weighing in on genetically modified organisms and the federal approval process that allows them to roll.... -
Department of Justice digs into food corruption and antitrust concerns
Money & CompanyWhen it comes to the food sector, the Department of Justice -- particularly its antitrust division -- has become very hungry. Last month Monsanto Co., the worldâs largest seed developer, disclosed that the DOJ has requested information about its... -
Groton farmer supports Brown County through Monsanto fund donation
GROTON- Groton High School and Groton Community Transit will now be able to better serve the community, thanks to the support of local farmer, Bob Walter, and America's Farmers Grow Communities. Sponsored by the Monsanto Fund, the philanthropic arm of...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Disasters, Schools, Human Interest, Groton
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Young South Dakotan Selected for National Agricultural Leadership Program
Huron - Josh Geigle, a young rancher from Creighton, S.D., has been selected to be a part of the Partners in Agricultural Leadership (PAL) honors program by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). Geigle and nine other young ag leaders from across the...
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