Stories Tagged as
Agribusiness
Mounting investor interest in agricultural technology
Jul 31, 2019
The sector has to balance a spike in investor interest with the cost of labor and infrastructure.
As farmers age, they face the challenge of finding successors to take over
by
Julia Mitric
May 21, 2019
Farmers across America are getting older and weighing the fate of their farms.
The trade war impacts everything from Apple to apples
by
Kai Ryssdal
, Sean McHenry
and Liz Sanchez
Jan 31, 2019
How the U.S.-China trade war is affecting agribusiness and the rest of the global economy.
Rookie farmers in California are turning to nonprofit groups to boost their business savvy
by
Julia Mitric
Jan 29, 2019
“Beginning” farmers operate a quarter of U.S. farms, according to the USDA.
In the age of climate change, farmers weigh their options for the future
by
Peggy Lowe
Dec 27, 2018
National climate change report says the business of farming could dramatically change if global warming isn’t addressed.
Bayer sheds some brands to focus on pharma and fight pesticide claims
Nov 29, 2018
The giant multinational corporation Bayer is selling off the Dr. Scholl’s and Coppertone brands acquired four years ago when the company bought Merck. Now Bayer is looking to expand its cancer drug research and development and the agribusinesses it’s been growing since buying Monsanto earlier this year. Sounds good, but there’s a lingering problem that […]
What’s behind Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto?
by
Scott Tong
May 30, 2018
A whopping $66 billion deal in the agribusiness space just won the approval of antitrust regulators in Washington, D.C. That clears the way for German behemoth Bayer to acquire St. Louis-based Monsanto. Monsanto has for years ridden the success of the herbicide Roundup and seeds that are tolerant of the chemical. But now Monsanto— and […]
For public good, not for profit.
The latest bumper crop in agriculture: mergers
by
Annie Baxter
Sep 14, 2016
Bayer AG and Monsanto are the latest agribusiness giants tying the knot.