Monsanto owners call weed killer 'safe' after jury orders big payout

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 - 03:10 GMT

Monsanto's German owners insisted that the weed killer Roundup was "safe," rejecting a California jury's decision to pay nearly $290 million.

With deal to close this week, Bayer to retire Monsanto name

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 - 08:54 GMT

The German drugmaker had received all required approvals from regulatory authorities, it said in a statement on Monday.

Bayer sells crop science units to ease Monsanto takeover

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 - 09:01 GMT

German Bayer announced a multi-billion-euro deal Friday to sell parts of its agrichemical business to rival BASF, easing the path of its planned takeover of US Monsanto.