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Unlike The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's protest against the Dakota Access pipeline that resulted in a halt, agri-pulse reports that about a dozen farmers in Iowa , challenged the construction of the 1,200-mile pipeline through portions of their fields and lost their bid for an injunction that would have prevented ETP from digging trenches and burying the pipe sections, One of the plaintiffs, Keith

Bloomberg reports that negotiations between Bayer AG and Monsanto Co. are entering the final stretch as both sides move closer to an agreement to create the world’s biggest maker of seeds and pesticides also that The Food and Drug Administration is considering setting limits on how long some antibiotics can be given to livestock and poultry for treatment of infections...

Growers associations in California are urging Gov. Jerry Brown to veto the bill that recently passed the California Assembly that would make California the first state in the U.S. to mandate the payment of overtime to farm workers after eight hours worked in a day or 40 hours worked in a week...

Successful Farming writes that the USDA never found how an experimental GMO variety by Monsanto ended up on a farm in eastern Oregon in 2013, and it is again stumped by 22 stalks of a sister strain found recently in Washington state. APHIS spokesperson Andre Bell says Washington State “is a minor incident involving only 22 volunteer plants and that the USDA routinely handles these types of inciden

Purdue researchers have discovered a process that adds up to seven weeks to milk's shelf life. Calling it an add-on to pasteurization due to a a rapid heating and cooling of milk that reduces the amount of harmful bacteria present, researchers say they can extend by several weeks the shelf life of one of the most common refrigerator staples in the world...

Monsanto’s reported pivot towards BASF has the business community a buzz . Bloomberg columnist Brooke Sutherland wrote that it could be “a ploy to get more money out of Bayer.” It remains to be seen if this is rumor or reality. The House approved the 2017 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act...

Reuters reports on Monday, Monsanto and Microsoft announced a partnership to invest in Ag technology startups in Brazil. Monsanto will join a Brazilian investment fund with up to 300 million reais ($92 million), managed by Microsoft, evaluating ideas for new digital tools to be applied to agricultural production in the country...

In the millions not the billions. Bloomberg reports Monsanto the world’s largest seed company, posted worse-than-expected third quarter earnings amid continued pressure from weak global agricultural markets. The company also said it’s been seeking alternatives to a proposed bid from Bayer AG...

Good news for Monsanto, WSJ reports that Argentina’s government resolved a dispute over GMO seed that will now allow biotech companies like Monsanto to collect royalties on crop genes. It is a temporary resolution as the government works through a law that will “preserve the rights of producers and sustainability of the industry” according Argentina Agriculture Minster...

Yesterday Wheat Futures topped $5.00 a bushel in Chicago, Agrimoney reports, bouncing from heavy losses in the last session, as forecasts for further rain for France's added to support from a strong market in rival grain corn. And also the French Ban on Cherry pesticide could escalate into more ban on US Ag products as the EU grows more hostile towards Agrichemicals...