Bayer wants the federal government to slap tariffs on glyphosate coming in from China, but farm organizations say that would cut competition and push herbicide prices higher for growers across the country.
The United States Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in Durnell v. Monsanto, involving allegations that exposure to the herbicide Roundup caused cancer.
Bayer executives have been warning in recent weeks that after losing billions of dollars to Roundup case settlements and jury awards, they may be ready to give up the fight and get out of the glyphosate business. In the United States, there is no broad protection for producers of pesticides, so manufacturers can comply with the federal regulatory labeling requirements and still get sued for faili
Bayer is continuing its push to resolve lawsuits linking Roundup, its popular weedkiller, to cancer. People familiar with the matter told the Wall Street Journal that the company is also exploring a bankruptcy filing for its Monsanto agriculture business in case the settlement plan fails. Bayer i...
Bayer announced it is leaving the seed treatment equipment business in the U.S. to help bolster the company’s finances. Reuters says a spokesman confirmed in an email that Bayer was exiting the business, which makes equipment designed to help treat seeds with products like fungicides and insecticides before the seeds are planted to protect crop yields. An email...
Chemical giant Bayer, which is facing hundreds of thousands of lawsuits, said it will make a decision on whether to continue producing the herbicide Roundup within months. Bayer has continued to produce the glyphosate spray in spite of pouring billions of dollars into litigation.
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Bayer said last month it may stop producing glyphosate, the world’s most popular weedkiller unless it can get court protection against lawsuits blaming the herbicide for causing cancer. The Wall Street Journal says Bayer currently produces about 40% of the world’s glyphosate needs, which farmers use to kill weeds that threaten their crops.
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As wheat growers look forward to the 2025 season, Bayer is reminding producers about the performance of their Westbred varieties. Carrie Roach, Westbred Marketing Manager said they were proud to learn that 12 of the 26 winners of the 2024 National Wheat Yield contests used Westbred. And sev...
American farmers struggling with slumping incomes and depressed grain prices have been switching to cheaper generic pesticides and fungicides as they plan for spring planting next year, which market analysts said could hit the bottom lines of agrichemical companies...