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February 8, 2014 11:51:16 AM

US President Barack Obama signed into law on Friday a $956 billion farm bill providing expanded crop insurance and other benefits for the agricultural sector. The bill passed the Senate [New York Times...

June 11, 2013 08:01:23 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday dismissed a suit against Monsanto challenging its patents on genetically modified seeds. The suit was filed by farmers that have no desire...

May 13, 2013 10:20:17 AM

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Bowman v. Monsanto that a farmer who buys patented seeds may not reproduce them through planting and harvesting without the patent holder's permission. Monsanto [corporate...

March 28, 2013 09:32:38 AM

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Millbrook v. US that the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and exceptions to it, waive the immunity...

February 20, 2013 07:59:46 AM

The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in Bowman v. Monsanto on the scope of a Monsanto patent on genetically-modified seeds that utilizes Roundup Ready ...

October 9, 2012 08:36:59 AM

The US Supreme Court on Friday granted seven new cases . In Bowman v. Monsanto Co. , the court will review the scope of a Monsanto patent...

September 9, 2011 09:57:38 AM

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Thursday that France's ban on the cultivation of a genetically modified (GM) maize was illegal. Although France has the right to impose a ban on...

March 23, 2011 01:01:40 PM

European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi on Tuesday issued an opinion declaring that a French ban on cultivating genetically modified (GM) crops is illegal. In 2008, France sought to prohibit production...

December 1, 2010 12:42:27 PM

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the destruction of a crop of genetically-engineered (GE) sugar beets because of the potential harmful effect the plants may have on surrounding flora, the first such order to be issued in...

November 24, 2010 10:58:29 AM

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld restrictions on the use of genetically modified (GM) crops. The German state of Saxony-Anhalt had challenged the 2008 law, which requires "buffer zones"...

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