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[97] [98] In an effort to receive regulatory clearance for the deal, Bayer announced the sale of significant portions of its current agriculture businesses, including its seed and herbicide businesses, to BASF. [99] [100] The deal was approved by the European Union on March 21, 2018, [101] [102] and approved in the United States on May 29, 2018 ...
Bowman v. Monsanto Co., 569 U.S. 278 (2013), was a United States Supreme Court patent decision in which the Court unanimously affirmed the decision of the Federal Circuit that the patent exhaustion doctrine does not permit a farmer to plant and grow saved, patented seeds without the patent owner's permission. [1]
The name is in conformity with the Corn Belt of the Midwestern United States, in which much of the nation's corn is grown. Arkansas is the nation's leading rice producer, followed by California (not part of the Rice Belt), Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Missouri (bordering on, but not part of, the Rice Belt).
RiceTec Inc. is a private American company based and headquartered in Alvin, Texas, [1] that develops and produces hybrid rice seed for the American and various international markets. RiceTec previously owned [ 2 ] the consumer brand name RiceSelect which markets Texmati brand rice in grocery stores throughout North America. [ 3 ]
Grapes are a common crop in some parts of Texas. [10] [11] Pierce's Disease is a common problem in the East and South. [10] From 1970 to 1996, PD was unknown outside of the southern part of the state. Though thought to be impossible, in 1996 suddenly many vineyards were heavily hit in north central Texas and some were wiped out completely.
Six states now account for over 99% of all rice grown in the US. These are the Rice Belt states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas), California and Missouri. As of 2003, Arkansas topped the list with a production level of 213 million bushels against a total production of 443 million bushels in the country, and the annual per capita ...
Women in agriculture (including the related industries of forestry and fishing) numbered 556,000 in 2011. [42] Agriculture in the U.S. makes up approximately 75% of the country's pesticide use. Agricultural workers are at high risk for being exposed to dangerous levels of pesticides, whether or not they are directly working with the chemicals. [44]
NatureSweet was founded in Devine, Texas, in 1990 under the name Desert Glory LTD. [6] The company began selling tomatoes nationwide in 2012. [7] In 2013, NatureSweet purchased the assets of the greenhouse grower, EuroFresh Farms.