Monsanto

Farmers' group asks President Trump to block Dow-DuPont merger

Steve Carmody

A national group representing America’s farmers is renewing its call on the Trump administration to block the proposed merger of Midland-based Dow…

U.S. senators quiz business leaders on "tsunami" of consolidation in chemical industry

Steve Carmody

During a hearing today, U.S. senators quizzed officials with Midland-based Dow Chemical, DuPont and other major chemical companies about major…

Congress looks into Dow-DuPont merger and other agri-business consolidation

Steve Carmody

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing this week that could affect the planned merger of Midland-based Dow Chemical and DuPont.Iowa…

Much of the corn grown in the U.S. today is genetically engineered to resist the herbicide Roundup.

Environment & Climate Change

New study finds low doses of Roundup might be tied to liver and kidney damage

Mark Brush

The study, published in the journal Environmental Health, found that continuous exposure to very low doses of the herbicide Roundup might be linked to…