Diversity Management, News and Updates
Originally Published by Monsanto. The integration of Monsanto into the Bayer Group can begin following the completion on Thursday of the divestment by Bayer to BASF of certain Crop Science businesses with a total sales volume of around 2.2 billion euros. Bayer already became the sole owner of Monsanto Company…
Originally Published by Monsanto. By Naveen SinglaData Science Center of Excellence Lead Growing up in India, I used to visit my grandparents in Punjab and go to their cotton and wheat farms. My memories from those days include farmers riding bullock-driven carts tilling the fields, applying fertilizer by hand, or…
Originally Published by Monsanto. Five new DEKALB Disease Shield products are being introduced for the 2019 growing season that provide the broadest protection available against the top corn diseases without sacrificing yield. Included will be earlier maturities for farmers in the upper Midwest. First launched in 2017, DEKALB Disease Shield…
At Wimbledon, Serena Williams, playing only her fourth tournament after returning from childbirth, reached the finals. Though Williams ultimately lost to Angelique Kerber of Germany, she climbed 153 spots in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) ranking, putting her at no. 28 in the list published Monday. “To all the moms…
Originally Published by Monsanto. Monsanto Company today reported substantial progress on a host of sustainability commitments and programs in the areas of climate-smart agriculture, water quality, biodiversity, food security and programs in the areas of climate-smart agriculture, water quality, biodiversity, food security and operational efficiencies. The company continues to be…
Originally Published by Monsanto. Monsanto Company and Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, announced today the companies have reached an agreement on an expanded license for Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology for soybeans. Through this non-exclusive, royalty bearing license, Corteva Agriscience will offer U.S. and Canadian growers additional weed control…
Originally Published by Monsanto. In its continued support of geospatial innovation, Monsanto Company has awarded a $500,000 grant to T-REX, a St. Louis based non-profit business and technology incubator to support the creation of a new Geospatial Resource and Innovation Center. The new center will be built at the T-REX…
Originally Published by Monsanto. Monsanto Company and charitable organization 2Blades Foundation (2Blades) have formed a new collaboration to discover novel sources of genetic resistance to Asian soybean rust (ASR). 2Blades will deliver resistance genes in further collaboration with The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL, Norwich, UK), the leading global institute for research…
By Mark Edge Originally Published by Monsanto. My work at Monsanto over the years has offered me many new challenges lately I’m working with a team on the complex issue of helping smallholder farmers in Africa get better seed to help them manage the threats to their maize crops. The…
Cornejo, an Inclusion & Diversity Specialist, gives advice on how to respond when people misidentify you and assume that you’re from a different background. Video By Alana Winns and Christian Carew