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In response to recent media reports, Monsanto Co. disclosed that it has received an unsolicited, nonbinding proposal from Bayer AG for a potential acquisition of Monsanto, subject to due diligence, regulatory approvals and other conditions.
The U.S. dairy herd continues to grow. At 9.331 million head in April, the nation’s dairy barns and pastures now hold the largest number of cows since December 2008, according to USDA’s monthly milk production report.
Looking to reverse consolidation in the livestock industry, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, reintroduced legislation last week to ban packer ownership of livestock they process.
Many college students become nannies during school to help ends meet, but Kayla Alward – a rising fourth-year student at the University of Georgia – prefers to cow-sit.
True leaders aren’t born – they’re grown. That’s the message the National 4-H Council is sending with its Grow True Leaders campaign, launched in April.
Dairy farmer Kip Law of Sherburne, New York, has experienced some impressive changes after transitioning from an old tiestall facility into a new freestall barn. While this meant adjusting his management practices, the positive effects on herd health and productivity were almost immediate.
Forage Genetics International (FGI) and Monsanto announced on May 17 that FGI has acquired all of the commercial rights from the parties’ existing alfalfa research collaboration and that Monsanto has licensed to FGI certain intellectual property relating to its alfalfa traits and technology.
