Article: Monsanto continues to expand its seed business.(Dennis Plummer of Americana Seeds Inc.)(Interview)

Article: MONSANTO MAKES ANOTHER PURCHASE OF SEED ...
St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO);  July 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... share. Since May, Monsanto has: * Offered to ... second largest U.S. seed company. * Bid to acquire ... amp; Pine Land: Monsanto is spending $1 ... 1 U.S. cotton-seed company. Cargill: Monsanto is spending $1 ...

Article: MONSANTO MAY BID FOR SEED COMPANY : DEKALB ...
St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO);  February 12, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... alliance with a seed company. But Monsanto may be in the best ... in Kansas City. Monsanto's big stake in the seed company means it won ... relationship with DeKalb, Monsanto may feel compelled to buy the seed company to assure its future ...

Article: U.S. SEEKS DATA ON MONSANTO PURCHASE : DEAL INVOLVES NO. 1 ...
St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO);  June 19, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... requested was not disclosed. Monsanto already owns a cotton seed company that has 12 percent of the U ... the purchase, complaining that Monsanto's bid undervalued the cotton seed company. Monsanto's stock closed Thursday at ...

Article: DUPONT'S PURCHASE OF PIONEER VALIDATES BIG BET MONSANTO ...
St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO);  March 21, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... make a higher bid. Monsanto, the most aggressive seed-company buyer, doesn ... deals have closed. Monsanto's bid for Delta ... s biggest cotton seed company, has been under ... for 10 months. Monsanto's spending spree ...

Article: Monsanto to Acquire Cotton-Seed Company
AP Online;  February 17, 2005 ;     533 words ... ... third-largest cotton seed company _ for $300 million ... after St. Louis-based Monsanto agreed to a $1 billion ... seeds. Late last year, Monsanto's newly formed holding ... acquired Indiana-based seed company Channel Bio Corp. for $120 million cash. Monsanto formed American Seeds ...

Article: MONSANTO AGREES TO SELL A COTTON SEED ...
St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO);  August 7, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Monsanto Co. has agreed ... small cotton seed company based in Memphis ... Colo., a seed company backed by Dallas ... Furst Inc. Monsanto didn't disclose ... be the third seed company bought since ... Genetics. Monsanto had been trying ...

Article: Monsanto buys seed company Channel ...
St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO);  November 17, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... the Post-Dispatch Monsanto Co. said Tuesday it has acquired Indiana seed company Channel Bio Corp. for ... knowledge and other assets, Monsanto created a holding company ... increases the price tag to seed company licensees as well as ... seed companies told Monsanto that they ...