Bayer is committing more than US $10 billion to resolve U.S. lawsuits connected to Roundup, the company announced today. But the agreements, between Bayer and numerous law firms in America, don’t apply to potential class action lawsuits in Canada, said Tony Merchant, founder of Merchant Law Group. “We don’t really know, right now, where this […] Read more
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Bayer agrees to pay to settle Roundup lawsuits
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bayer AG, after more than a year of talks, agreed to pay as much as $10.9 billion (USD) to settle close to 100,000 U.S. lawsuits claiming that its widely-used weedkiller Roundup caused cancer, resolving litigation that has pummeled the company’s share price. The German drugs and pesticides maker has come to […] Read more
The glyphosate-livestock connection
Tim McAllister knows hundreds of scientists, possibly thousands. That’s because he’s the principal research scientist for ruminant nutrition and microbiology with Agriculture Canada in Lethbridge and an adjunct professor at six Canadian universities and universities in China and India. McAllister, who grew up on a farm near Innisfail, Alta., has authored or co-authored 660 peer-reviewed […] Read more
French regulator says pesticides a priority in curbing new plant diseases
PARIS, (Reuters) – France needs to retain pesticides to combat new plant diseases spread by international trade and climate change even as it tries to phase out some crop chemicals like glyphosate, the country’s health and safety agency said late last month. A first case was confirmed in France last week of a virus that […] Read more
Bayer cools prospect of imminent glyphosate settlement
LEVERKUSEN, Germany, (Reuters) – German drugs and pesticides company Bayer was at pains to quell expectations last week that it was nearing an out-of-court settlement laying to rest claims its glyphosate-based weedkillers cause cancer. Bayer said after publishing its earnings outlook for 2020 it was in no rush to reach terms with plaintiffs’ lawyers and […] Read more
Bayer asks California court to reverse $86 mln Roundup cancer verdict
(Reuters) – Bayer AG has asked a California appeals court to overturn an $86 million verdict that found it was responsible for a couple’s cancer caused by its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup. In a Friday night filing with the California First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco, the company said the jury’s verdict could […] Read more
Farmers slam glyphosate ban
Canadian farmers and cereal crop associations want to speak to Kellogg’s. The maker of iconic cereal brands like Mini-Wheats and Froot Loops has decided to ban pre-harvest glyphosate in its supply chain for wheat and oats. Farmers and farm groups want to tell Kellogg’s why farmers use glyphosate prior to harvest and how the herbicide […] Read more
Pre-harvest glyphosate access slipping away
The noose continues to tighten around glyphosate as more companies refuse to buy grain that has had a pre-harvest application. Three recent examples have materialized. These are in addition to the oat and pulse crop buyers that have been shunning crop treated with glyphosate for the past few years. Roquette, the company building a $400 […] Read more
Kellogg’s says pre-harvest glyphosate is not ‘grrreat’
Kellogg’s wants farmers to stop using glyphosate prior to harvest. The maker of iconic cereal brands like Corn Flakes and Froot Loops has taken this position as part of a larger program to reduce pesticide use within its supply chain. “We continue to evolve and strengthen our sustainable agriculture and responsible sourcing programs,” a Kellogg’s […] Read more
Kellogg’s website commits to phasing out glyphosate
Kellogg’s, maker of iconic brands like Corn Flakes and Froot Loops, wants farmers to stop using glyphosate prior to harvest. As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy group based in California, announced this morning that Kellogg’s has committed to phase out “the use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent in its major wheat and oat […] Read more
