Monsanto

Monsanto has acquired a license to engineer crops using the revolutionary gene editing technique known as CRISPR-Cas9. The tool is considered more…

As botanist Nigel Taylor moves through a greenhouse kept to 90 degrees Fahrenheit and 80 percent humidity, he checks the stems of young, potted cassava…

Senior executives with Bayer and Monsanto are defending the German company’s proposed $66 billion acquisition of the St. Louis agricultural giant. They…

Bayer and Monsanto executives are working to calm nerves in St. Louis regarding the planned $66 billion acquisition.In Wednesday's announcement, Bayer…

Updated 10:25 a.m., Sept. 14 with CEO comments - The head of Monsanto is assuring St. Louis residents about the company's commitment to the region,…

Updated 7:18 a.m., Sept. 6 with revised Bayer offer - St. Louis-based Monsanto is evaluating another takeover proposal from a German company. Bayer…

The sale of a Monsanto unit's high-speed planting technology subsidiary is in jeopardy. The federal government has gone to court to block the deal. It…

Updated Wednesday, June 29 with statement from Monsanto — Farmers throughout the European Union will continue to use Monsanto's weed killer Roundup, at…

St. Louis has the highest concentration of plant scientists in the world. But the places where they conduct their experiments aren't necessarily the most…

Updated Tuesday, May 24, 3 p.m., to include Monsanto's rejection of Bayer offer - St. Louis-based crops and seeds specialist Monsanto has rejected a $62…