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Monsanto No More: Agri-Chemical Giant's Name Dropped In Bayer Acquisition

A protester takes part in a March Against Monsanto in Paris in May 2016. The European chemical and pharmaceutical giant Bayer is buying Monsanto — and dropping the U.S. company's now-controversial name. Francois Mori/AP hide caption

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The Two-Way

Monsanto No More: Agri-Chemical Giant's Name Dropped In Bayer Acquisition

June 4, 2018 • Germany's Bayer announced in 2016 that it would be buying Monsanto for more than $60 billion. Now it confirms it will be dropping the Monsanto name, which has been made infamous by protesters.

Farmers, Antitrust Activists Are Worried That Big Ag Is Only Getting Bigger

Kansas Farmer Mark Nelson says he's too busy with harvest to think much about abstracts, but he admits that the prospect of depending on fewer and fewer, larger and larger companies for his seed, fertilizer and chemicals is "a little nerve wracking." Frank Morris hide caption

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The Salt

Farmers, Antitrust Activists Are Worried That Big Ag Is Only Getting Bigger

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October 18, 2016 • Five of the largest agrochemical chemical companies are currently involved in mergers that may lead to four companies controlling many of the basics that big grain farmers use to grow food globally.

Farmers, Antitrust Activists Are Worried That Big Ag Is Only Getting Bigger

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