FMC Corporation announced Friday it would acquire a portion of DuPont’s crop protection business that DuPont is divesting as part of its merger agreement with Dow. Additionally, DuPont will acquire…
NFU Urges Trump Administration to Oppose Dow-DuPont Merger
…this merger will have on family farmers and rural America, we urge you to oppose this merger,” he said. Johnson noted that the Dow-DuPont merger occurs amidst a massive wave…
EU Approves Dow DuPont Merger with Agreement to Sell R&D Assets
…in the review of the merger said the decision “ensures that the merger between Dow and DuPont does not reduce price competition for existing pesticides or innovation for safer and…
Rabo AgriFinance Partnering with FFA to Support Agriculture’s Future
…to Serve platform. FFA’s Five Star sponsorship level includes donations between $100,000 and $250,000. Rabo Agrifinance joins companies at the same sponsorship level such as BASF, Bayer, Cargill, Caterpillar, Chevrolet…
NFU Approves of Bill Adding USDA to Foreign Investment Committee
…an alarming rate, noting Smithfield’s sale to a Chinese firm, the Syngenta acquisition by ChemChina, and Bayer’s proposed acquisition of Monsanto. Johnson says: “This foreign investment threatens our domestic food…
Former EPA Offical May Testify in Glyphosate Lawsuit
…was leaked to the media in May. The turn in the case comes less than a week after Bayer AG said it may face delays in its attempt to acquire…
Dow / DuPont Deal on Track in E.U.; Chem China / Syngenta Extended
A Dow Jones report says the Dow and DuPont merger deal looks good for regulatory approval from European Union regulators. People familiar with the deal tell Dow Jones that the…
Bayer CEO Confident Monsanto Deal Will Close by Years’ End
Bayer AG CEO Werner Baumann says he expects the Bayer-Monsanto deal will close by the end of this year. Bauman says he is confident the planned $57 billion acquisition of…
Groups Urge New U.S. Attorney General to Block Major Ag Mergers
…farmer choices, according to DTN. The mergers involved include Dow Chemical and DuPont, Bayer AG and Monsanto and ChemChina and Syngenta. Regarding the mergers, the letter states: “Conglomerates of such…
DuPont Expects Merger Delays with Dow
DuPont says it needs an additional three months to complete merger activities with Dow. Regulators around the world are continuing to look over the deal that would combine the two…
Bayer Promising Billions in Research, Jobs in Merger with Monsanto
Bayer AG has promised U.S. President-elect Donald Trump the Bayer-Monsanto merger will bring billions of dollars in research and development spending in the U.S. and make a significant commitment to…
Merger Cases Go Before the EU
…their planned $60 billion merger. European Union regulators have concerns about what the merger will mean in terms of reducing research and development spending on agrochemicals. If that concern is…
Trump Ag Adviser Wants Mergers Blocked
Iowa agribusiness leader Bruce Rastetter is a Republican mega-donor who wants the incoming Trump administration to block mergers in the works between large seed and chemical companies. The deals between…
Bayer Honors Robert Hutmacher as 2017 Cotton Specialist of the Year
…the availability and use of products, contact a local Bayer representative, or visit Crop Science, a division of Bayer, online at www.cropscience.bayer.us. Visit the Bayer Connect – Social Hub for…