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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Bayer’s earnings declined in the first quarter of 2024 as the company reported lower sales in crop protection, including a significant decline in the value of glyphosate-based product sales.
Mexico’s arguments in favor of prohibiting imports of genetically engineered corn from the U.S. are not accompanied by any scientific backing, the United States said in a sharply worded rebuttal filed in its ongoing trade dispute with the country.
More than 60 ag groups, led by Bayer, have formed the Modern Ag Alliance to advocate for continued use of crop protection chemicals – glyphosate in particular.
Bayer won’t break into three divisions, its CEO said Tuesday at the company’s annual Capital Markets Day, where he discussed Bayer’s plans to implement a Dynamic Shared Ownership approach.
In this opinion piece, Jackie Applegate, President of Bayer Crop Science North America, provides insight on the necessary legislation to protect continued innovation and ensure critical tools for U.S. farmers.
The Center for Food Safety, Beyond Pesticides and several farmworker advocacy groups are pushing the EPA to cancel glyphosate's registration in light of a federal court decision that found fault with the agency's human health assessment.
Glyphosate will be renewed for another 10 years in the European Union after member states could not reach the required majority to reauthorize use of the chemical, the active ingredient in Roundup.
Corteva and Syngenta, two major seed and crop protection companies, reported lower overall sales for their third quarters but higher sales of seeds, as they look to navigate what one of their CEOs called “complicating geopolitical, macroeconomic and ag-specific factors.”
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