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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The positive mix lift expected as farmers choose to upgrade to next-generation technologies allows Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) to reconfirm its commitment to double its 2007 gross profit in 2012, Monsanto President and CEO Hugh Grant will tell investors today. Speaking at the company's biennial investor day, Grant will indicate that accelerated launches...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) and Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) today announced that they have entered into an agreement for Monsanto to acquire Pfizer's Chesterfield Village Research Center located in Chesterfield, Mo. Under the terms of the agreement, Monsanto will acquire the property from Pfizer for $435 million to be paid over time, and Pfizer will continue...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
SAN DIEGO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Early Monday morning, the buzz at the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) conference in San Diego, California, was that Pfizer Incorporated (NYSE: PFE) (New York, New York) was planning to sell its massive St. Louis/Chesterfield, Missouri, research site to Monsanto Company...
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La Vida Locavore - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
I've had a request to share how I find out about who is lobbying for what. And I am all too glad to share. Lobbying records are public information. They don't tell you EVERYTHING you need to know, but occasionally they tell you enough to make you really, really mad - or to embarrass a company or industry group or two. Details are below... To find lobbying information, go to the Senate Office of Public...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
LUBBOCK, Texas, Nov. 4, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cotton farmers on the High Plains are always looking for ways to improve their farm's profit potential, and two of the biggest opportunities for farmers to that are to increase yield potential and produce better quality fiber. Those are the goals of Monsanto Company's (NYSE: MON) $10.5 million research "megasite" in Lubbock, where the...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
ST. LOUIS and BEIJING, Nov. 4, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced today that it is opening its first research center in China, further demonstrating its commitment to forming technology collaborations in the country.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced it will hold a series of webcasts in conjunction with its biennial investor event scheduled for Nov. 10-11 at Research Triangle Park, N.C. During presentations at the event, company executives will discuss Monsanto's strategic initiatives, financial targets, product performance, research and development pipeline...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) welcomed today the European Union authorization of two of its corn technologies, YieldGard VT Pro(TM) (MON 89034) and YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2® (MON 88017). The decision covers the import, processing and food and feed use of these products. The final step in the approval process is publication of the decision by the...
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SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Zacks.com submits: Monsanto Company ( MON ) has signed a long-term supply contract with Air Products (APD ), the leading global hydrogen provider. According to the contract, Air Products will build a new world-scale hydrogen production plant to be located at Monsanto's Luling, Louisiana, Roundup facility. The new hydrogen plant is scheduled to be on-stream in Jan 2012. Air Products will build a steam...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
ST. LOUIS, MO (MARKET WIRE) In keeping with a commitment to deliver innovations for agriculture, food companies and consumers, Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) and Solae, LLC announced today that the companies have reached an important regulatory milestone that advances the development of foods containing the world's first stearidonic acid (SDA) omega-3 soybean oil product.
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Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
Air Products has signed a long-term supply contract with Monsanto Company to build a new world-scale hydrogen production plant to be located at Monsanto’s Luling, Louisiana Roundup facility. The new hydrogen plant is scheduled to be on-stream in January 2012....
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), the leading global hydrogen provider, today announced the signing of a long-term supply contract with Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) to build a new world-scale hydrogen production plant to be located at Monsanto's Luling, Louisiana Roundup® facility. The new hydrogen plant is scheduled to be on-stream in January 2012....
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
ST. LOUIS and BEIJING, Oct. 20, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company and Huazhong Agricultural University have entered into a collaboration to further the development of novel traits such as higher yield, drought resistance and nitrogen use efficiency. Monsanto will evaluate and advance certain technologies developed by Professor Qifa Zhang's research team at Huazhong Agricultural University...
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GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
By Dr. Paul Price. Monsanto Company ( MON ) is the world's leading producer of seeds. The company's seed and genomics division combines advanced breeding and biotechnology traits to produce value-added seeds for corn, soybeans, cotton, fruits, and vegetables. Seeds and Genomics accounted for about 56% of 2008 revenues. The agricultural productivity segment [around 44% of 2008 sales] produces a number...