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The Upjohn Company acquired Asgrow in 1968 in a stock swap. [2] In 1994, Mexico-based company, Empresas La Moderna SA purchased Asgrow for $300 million. At the time, Asgrow was the fifth-largest seed company with $270 million in sales. [2] [3] Monsanto purchased Asgrow from Empresas in 1996 for $240 million dollars. [4]
The barbarian invasions - which had affected the Lodi territory as early as 271, with the descent of the Juthungi and Alemanni - resumed with greater vigor at the beginning of the fifth century, so it was decided - for greater security - to relocate the episcopal see within the walls: the site chosen for the new cathedral of St. Mary was the south side of the ancient forum, where more than ...
Lodi (/ ˈ l oʊ d i / LOH-dee, Italian: ⓘ; Ludesan: Lòd) is a city and comune (municipality) in Lombardy, northern Italy, primarily on the western bank of the River Adda. It is the capital of the province of Lodi .
The province of Lodi (Italian: provincia di Lodi; Ludesan: pruincia de Lod) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy.Its provincial capital is the city of Lodi.As of 2017, it has a population of 229,541 inhabitants over an area of c. 783 square kilometres (300 sq mi), giving the province a population density of 293.2 inhabitants per square kilometre.
In April they reached the Treaty of Lodi, a compromise peace that formed the basis for a general accord among the four contenders, Venice, Milan, Florence and Naples, under the blessings of Pope Nicholas V, representing the fifth power in Italy. The peace of Lodi is often marked as the emergence of a consciously expressed European political ...
The goal was realized by takeovers of several companies, including Asgrow, Petoseed, Royal Sluis, Bruinsma Seeds, and Genecorp. [3] [4] In 1996, Romo sold the field crop business of Seminis to Monsanto for $240 million. [5] In 1999, Savia took Seminis public, in which Savia retained control of the company. [6]
These skirmishes led Beaulieu to order a general retreat to Lodi, on the Adda river, leaving Bonaparte free to complete the regrouping of the Army of Italy. [ 29 ] The French avant-garde arrived in sight of Lodi in the early hours of the morning of May 10, [ 30 ] by which time the entire Austrian army was safe beyond the Adda protected by a ...
San Martino in Strada (Lodigiano: San Martin) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Milan and about 7 kilometres (4 mi) southeast of Lodi.