Insights and Stories of Carey Gillam

DuPont to buy microbiome firm, seek edge in emerging crop products

Apr. 22, 2015 at 6:57 pm CDT

Reuters — DuPont is buying a California-based microbiome discovery company for development of biological crop products, a move that the chemical and crop company hopes will give it an edge in an emerging agricultural market. DuPont’s announcement on Wednesday didn’t disclose how much it is paying for Taxon Biosciences, but […]

U.S. regulators may recommend testing food for glyphosate residues

Apr. 18, 2015 at 11:46 am CDT

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U.S. EPA to require weed-resistance restrictions on glyphosate

Mar. 31, 2015 at 6:11 pm CDT

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Scientist defends WHO group report linking glyphosate to cancer

Mar. 26, 2015 at 6:04 pm CDT

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Monsanto seeks retraction for report linking herbicide to cancer

Mar. 24, 2015 at 7:13 pm CDT

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Environmental group sues U.S. EPA over monarch butterfly levels

Feb. 28, 2015 at 10:23 am CST

Reuters — An environmental group sued the U.S. government on Friday, accusing regulators of discounting dangers a widely used herbicide is alleged to pose to the declining monarch butterfly population. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in U.S. District Court in […]

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U.S. approves first biotech apple that resists browning

Feb. 13, 2015 at 7:54 pm CST

Reuters — U.S. regulators on Friday approved what would be the first commercialized biotech apple, rejecting efforts by the organic industry and other GMO critics to block the new fruit. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) approved two genetically engineered apple varieties designed to […]

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USDA approves Monsanto’s new GMO soybeans, cotton

Jan. 15, 2015 at 7:13 pm CST

Reuters — Monsanto Co. received final U.S. approval on Thursday for herbicide-tolerant crops to be used with a new herbicide the company says will fight problematic weed resistance on farm fields, but critics say will only worsen the problems. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service […]

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Monsanto profit falls, less sharply than Street expected

Jan. 7, 2015 at 3:25 pm CST

Reuters — Monsanto on Wednesday reported a 34 per cent drop in quarterly profit, in part because of lower planted corn acreage in South America and a shift in timing of some sales, but the decline was less steep than analysts expected. Shares of the world’s largest seed company, which […]

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USDA report says no risk from pesticide residues

Dec. 22, 2014 at 3:00 pm CST

Reuters — More than half of food tested by the U.S. government for pesticide residues last year showed detectable levels of pesticides, though most were within levels the government considers to be safe, according to a report issued Dec. 19 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The USDA looked at […]

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