Bayer-Monsanto waits on Justice antitrust decision
It is down to the wire for the final decision to approve or turn down a $62.5 billion merger between U.S. seed giant Monsanto Co. with the German drug and crop chemicals manufacturer Bayer AG. A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) spokeswoman declined to discuss a timetable or comment on the matter with Farm World, however.
Kentucky tobacco acres will be at historic low; demand's down
The Bluegrass State will plant its fewest tobacco acres on record this year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS) Prospective Plantings report.
