Top Highlights from Monsanto: Glyphosate Outlook, EU Growth, Dicamba

Strong start to European season, spreading glyphosate-resistant weeds and insect pressure in Latin America boost sales.

Monsanto says Eastern Europe to be one of its most significant growth markets.

Biagro’s portfolio includes seed-applied inoculants, plant growth-promoting microorganisms and other products for integrated pest management.

Business intelligence tool uses farm-based data to measure trends crop protection products and seed in more than 50 countries.

The Climate Corp. announces the acquisition of the soil analysis business line of Solum, Inc., an agriculture technology company.

“Technologically rich” hybrid seed companies being plucked by larger domestic and multinational entities.

Seed treatment sales outside of EU offset losses due to neonicotinoid ban.

Collaboration set to develop soybean varieties with increased resistance to Asian Soybean Rust.

“One of the main problems of Russian agriculture is its small range of crops, which has resulted in a slowly developing local agricultural industry … Growing GM crops will allow Russian farmers to diversify crop rotation.” –Maxim Basov, CEO of RusAgro