…merger to proceed. Those requirements are similar to those imposed by the European Union and other jurisdictions that have given conditional approval to the merger. The proposed agreement with the…
Syngenta, BASF, Seeking to Purchase Bayer’s LibertyLink Business
…Syngenta have previously said that they would consider bidding for the assets that Bayer’s selling to complete the merger with Monsanto this year. Bayer may also sell garlic and pepper…
ChemChina Plans a Second Merger
ChemChina and Sinochem (Sih’-noh-kem) are planning a merger next year. Several senior bankers in Asia say the merger would create the biggest chemicals group in the world with $100 billion…
Bayer to Sell Liberty Crop Protection to Gain Monsanto Takeover Approval
Bayer will sell its Liberty and Libertylink-branded seeds business to gain antitrust approval for its acquisition of Monsanto. Reuters reports the divestment of the two global brands, a requirement imposed…
Dow/DuPont Merger Gets Conditional China Approval
Dow and DuPont announced this week they’ve been given conditional regulatory merger approval by the Ministry of Commerce of China. The approval is conditionally based on the companies fulfilling commitments…
Monsanto Terminates Sale of Precision Planting to John Deere
…suit to block the sale on August 31, 2016, to block the acquisition. The reasoning behind the suit was the Justice Department felt the sale was a merger-to-monopoly in high-speed…
2017 P.I.E. Program Tour Dates Set
…Bayer through a grant to The Cotton Foundation, the P.I.E. is now in its 29th year and has exposed more than 1,100 U.S. cotton producers to innovative production practices in…
NFU Calls on FTC to Oppose ChemChina Acquisition of Syngenta
…wave of consolidation, as the Syngenta acquisition occurs alongside the proposed Monsanto acquisition by Bayer and a merger between Dow and DuPont. “For 30 years, major agribusiness companies have been…
Another Farm Credit System Merger Takes Place
…organization for participating in the voting process and for recognizing that the merger would better help both organizations serve agriculture and rural America more efficiently. “Since merger discussions began last…
Stockholders Approve Farm Credit Merger
…assets. AgStar President and CEO Rod Hebrink has been selected to lead the new Compeer Financial. The merger will help draw on the strengths of each organization, but it also…
Chinese Authority Approves ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
…year. The acquisition still needs approval from India. The acquisition is one of three major mergers in the crop protection and seed industry, which includes the Bayer-Monsanto and Dow-DuPont merger…
Six Biotech Giants Dropping to Three by Year’s End
…merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont, which still requires the approval of the U.S., Brazil, and China. There’s still a $66 billion dollar deal between Bayer CropSciences and Monsanto to…
Seed Demand Prompts First Half Gains for Monsanto
…States this year. A similar Monsanto product is anticipated to expand to 45 to 55 million acres in South America. In referring to the Monsanto-Bayer merger, Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant…
FMC to Acquire Part of Divested DuPont Crop Protection Business
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…