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Agreements Create More Options for Farmers and Expanded Market Opportunities for Next-Generation Technologies MONHEIM, Germany and ST. LOUIS, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer CropScience and Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) have entered into a series of licensing agreements for next-generation and enabling technologies in the field of plant biotechnology that will provide new options and choices for farmers. Monsanto will provide Bayer CropScience with a royalty-bearing license to...

ST. LOUIS, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced today the appointment of Gregory H. Boyce to the company's board of directors. Boyce is the chairman and chief executive officer of Peabody Energy, which he joined in 2003 as president and chief operating officer. He assumed responsibility for the company as president and chief executive officer in 2006, and became chairman the following year. Prior to joining Peabody, Boyce served as chief executive...

Annual List Ranks Monsanto No. 36 among Major U.S. Companies ST. LOUIS, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CR Magazine named Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) to its "100 Best Corporate Citizens" for 2013. This is the fourth time Monsanto has been included on the magazine's ranking of corporate responsibility performance of major U.S. companies. "At Monsanto, we are committed to sustainable agriculture and to continuously improve ways in which we contribute. We are pleased that this honor...

Visit AmericasFarmers.com to nominate your favorite farm mom by April 23 ST. LOUIS, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The nomination window for Monsanto's America's Farmers Mom of the Year contest will soon close, but there's still a little time left to nominate a farm mom for the chance to win the national "Farm Mom of the Year" title and up to $10,000 in prize money. To nominate, visit AmericasFarmers.com by April 23 and explain in 300 words or fewer how your favorite farm mom...

New grant to fund new efforts in targeted states CHEVY CHASE, Md., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National 4-H Council has received another generous gift from the Monsanto Company of $500,000 to drive the continued expansion of the National 4-H Volunteer Initiative. The new grant will fund several initiatives including continued outreach to attract and retain 4-H volunteers in nearly 40 states along with new pilot programs in two states - Illinois and Iowa. The...

ST. LOUIS, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) will discuss its first quarter 2013 financial results in a conference call that will be webcast live on Tuesday, April 23 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Participating on the call will be Arch's President and Chief Executive Officer John W. Eaves, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Paul A. Lang and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John T. Drexler. (Logo:...

ST. LOUIS, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced it will issue the company's financial results for its fiscal 2013 second quarter on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, prior to market open. Monsanto will hold a conference call at 8:30 a.m. central time (9:30 a.m. eastern time) in conjunction with the announcement of its results. The call will focus on the company's results for the second quarter and year-to-date as well as future expectations. The call may...

WILMINGTON, Del. and ST. LOUIS, March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont and Monsanto announced today a series of technology licensing agreements that will expand the range of seed products they can offer farmers. The agreements include a multi-year, royalty-bearing license for Monsanto's next-generation soybean technologies in the United States and Canada. Through these agreements, DuPont Pioneer will be able to offer Genuity(®) Roundup Ready 2 Yield(®) soybeans as early as 2014,...

ST. LOUIS, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) today announced that employees in Colorado and West Virginia recently earned a total of 10 statewide safety and environmental awards, including Colorado's top coal mine safety award. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120727/CG47668LOGO) "Safety and responsibility are deep-rooted values at Arch, and these external recognitions highlight our employees' dedication and leadership," said John W. Eaves, Arch's...

Rosetta Green Technology Complements Monsanto's Research Platforms ST. LOUIS, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company today announced it has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets, and assumption of certain liabilities, of Rosetta Green Ltd. Rosetta Green develops improved plant traits for agriculture using RNA technology. Rosetta Green experts specialize in the identification and use of unique genes to guide key processes in major crops including corn,...