Monsanto expects to sell new herbicide-tolerant soy in 2016

Monsanto Co, the giant seed company, expects to begin sales in 2016 of soybeans engineered for tolerance to a wider range of herbicides, says the St Louis Business Journal. It cites a Wall Street Journal story in which Monsanto chief executive Robert Fraley says the new varieties, calls Roundup Ready 2Xtend, are on track for U.S.… » Read More

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