Insights and Stories on Bayer

Bayer projects improvement in 2026 after profit decline this year

Mar. 5, 2025 at 1:33 pm CST

Bayer on Wednesday raised the prospect of a return to earnings growth from 2026 after a decline this year, lifting its shares to a four-month high as its CEO somewhat allayed investor impatience with his turnaround efforts.

Bayer introduces FieldView Drive 2.0 at Crop Production Show 2025

Jan. 15, 2025 at 11:17 am CST

By Scott Garvey

Bayer shareholders call on CEO to stem the tide of bad news

Nov. 15, 2024 at 10:03 am CST

By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss Reuters

Cash-strapped US farmers switch to generic crop chemicals, in blow to big manufacturers

Nov. 14, 2024 at 10:19 am CST

By Heather Schlitz P.J. Huffstutter Reuters

Bayer’s shares sink to 20-year low on 2025 earnings fall forecast

Nov. 12, 2024 at 11:27 am CST

By Ludwig Burger Patricia Weiss Reuters

Bayer to acquire HyTech canola facility

Oct. 3, 2024 at 3:16 pm CDT

Bayer CropScience Inc. announced on Oct. 3 it will purchase the HyTech canola treating and packaging plant near Coaldale, Alta. with the sale to be made final on Nov. 1.

By Adam Peleshaty

Bayer, others defeat US farmers’ chemical price-fixing lawsuit

Sep. 16, 2024 at 12:53 pm CDT

A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing agriculture giants Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta and others of conspiring with wholesalers and retail outlets to fix prices for seeds and crop protection chemicals, causing farmers to pay higher prices

By Mike Scarcella Reuters

Bayer launches VT4PRO at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024

Sep. 11, 2024 at 3:46 pm CDT

Bayer CropScience is bringing a new weapon to the fight against corn rootworm and other yield-robbing insects, VT4PRO.

By Gord Gilmour

BASF to close two glufosinate production sites

Jul. 10, 2024 at 1:17 pm CDT

BASF plans to shut down two sites in Germany that are part of its production network for the glufosinate-ammonium weed killer, the German chemicals group said on Wednesday.

By Reuters

Bayer looks to AI to combat herbicide resistance faster

Jun. 19, 2024 at 10:10 am CDT

Weeds are growing resistant to the herbicides already on the market, and agribusiness companies like Bayer are in a desperate search for new modes of action to help farmers kill them.

By Renee Hickman Reuters