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DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, in celebration of the 2012 Borlaug Dialogue, The Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program announced its fourth set of fellowship recipients. The program recognizes the importance of rice and wheat as key staple crops in addressing global hunger. It honors the accomplishments of Henry Beachell, Ph.D. and Norman Borlaug, Ph.D., who pioneered plant breeding and research in rice and wheat, respectively, by...
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping with the company's commitment to sustainable agriculture and improving lives, Monsanto Company is partnering in Invest an Acre, which is focused on addressing rural hunger in America. In partnership with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, Feeding America and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Monsanto is proud to be the first seed company to join the program and match the contributions of U.S. farmers who are working to fight...
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) today announced it concluded fiscal year 2012 with ongoing earnings per share growth of 25 percent, and added that it is well-positioned to attain mid-teens ongoing earnings per share growth next year. The company delivered growth in its base business in the United States on the continued adoption of its key corn and soybean platforms, complemented by international seeds and traits performance. Executives also...
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced it will issue the company's financial results for its fiscal 2012 fourth quarter and full year on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, 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 fourth quarter and full year as well as future expectations. The...
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company today announced that it will provide a royalty-free research license to the academic community and other non-profit research institutions to a newly issued US Patent related to the Agrobacterium transformation method. Today's announcement, which is expected to benefit the academic community and other crop researchers, has the potential to further advance research and development of new technologies in key dicot crop plants....
ST. LOUIS and HASSELT, Belgium, September 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company and Complix NV today announced they have entered into a collaboration agreement to evaluate and develop Complix's proprietary Alphabody(R) protein technology in the field of agriculture. Complix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of its Alphabody(R) technology platform. Alphabodies are a unique class of protein therapeutics that are potentially active...
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) has pledged up to $3 million dollars to support academic research on corn rootworm. The Corn Rootworm (CRW) Knowledge Research Program will provide merit-based awards of up to $250,000 per year for up to three years for outstanding research projects that address specific aspects of corn rootworm biology, genomics and management issues. Corn rootworm is one of the most damaging pests on the farm. The U.S....
Monsanto's pro-labeling ads highlight growing credibility problem amongst opponents of California's food labeling measure OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the California Right to Know Campaign: The biggest funder of the campaign against Proposition 37 ran ads supporting labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMOs) in Europe back in the 1990s, according to the San Jose Mercury News. The paper reports that St....
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. farmers in the Corn-Growing Area now have another single-bag option for managing above- and below-ground pests. Monsanto's Genuity VT Triple PRO RIB Complete has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, completing federal regulatory authorization in the United States. Commercialization is pending individual state authorizations and notifications, as required. With this approval, all of the products in...
CHICAGO, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Novartis (NYSE:NVS), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) and Syngenta AG (NYSE:SYT). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20101027/ZIRLOGO) Get the...
