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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
A Bayer subsidiary has agreed to pay $7.8 million to further conservation of wildlife, particularly the greater sage-grouse, settling a lawsuit that challenged approval of phosphate mining near Soda Springs, Idaho.
Bayer is another step closer to getting its wish — a date before the Supreme Court where it can argue that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act pre-empts state laws that have allowed plaintiffs who claim Roundup caused their cancer to prevail in court cases against the agrochemical company.
The House has narrowly passed a spending bill containing deep cuts to EPA's budget and dozens of legislative riders that Democrats call “poison pills," setting up a difficult negotiation with the Senate, where the Appropriations Committee advanced a markedly different bill Thursday.
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.
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