Apr 3 - By The Associated Press
Monsanto Co. said Wednesday that a strong and early U.S. seed selling season drove its fiscal second quarter net income up 19 percent. The U.S. agricultural giant raised its earnings outlook for the full year.
Feb 24 - By Associated Press
A West Virginia judge approved a settlement Friday in a class-action lawsuit filed by residents who say that chemical manufacturer Monsanto Co. burned dioxin wastes left over from the production of Agent Orange, polluting the area with unsafe levels of the chemical.
Jan 25 - By Associated Press
A jury pool has been chosen for the trial of a class-action lawsuit that seeks medical monitoring for Nitro residents near a former Monsanto Co. chemical plant.

Jan 5 - By Associated Press
Monsanto Co. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter earnings soared on strength of its seed business. The company also brightened its outlook for the full fiscal year.

Oct 4 - By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
Monsanto Co. reported a fiscal fourth-quarter loss that beat Wall Street expectations on Wednesday and said that it must restate its earnings for the last two years because of a federal investigation into its herbicide sales.
Sep 27 - By Associated Press
Monsanto Co. spent $1.71 million in the second quarter to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure report.

Jun 28 - By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
Monsanto Co. says higher sales of genetically engineered seeds helped it boost is third-quarter profit 77 percent, as the company disclosed federal regulators have subpoenaed the company as part of an investigation into its herbicide business.

Apr 5 - By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
Rising corn seed sales helped boost Monsanto Co.'s second-quarter profit by 15 percent compared to last year, but the company warned that seed discounts and continued losses on its popular Roundup Herbicide would trim profits for 2011.
Jan 6 - By Associated Press
Monsanto Co. says higher seed sales helped it return to profitability in the first quarter compared with a loss in the same three-month period last year.
Dec 10 - By Janna Herron, AP Business Writer
The chairman, president and CEO of Monsanto Co. took a pay cut this year as the world's largest seed company recovers from layoffs and lost sales in its herbicide business.
Oct 19 - By Associated Press
Monsanto Co. said Tuesday it's partnering with weedkiller-maker Sumitomo Chemical Co. to develop a new platform for Monsanto's genetically altered crops.

Oct 5 - By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
Monsanto Co. is promising brighter days ahead.
Sep 16 - By Associated Press
The company behind a proposed phosphate mine in eastern Idaho plans to invest an additional $10 million into the project to address environmental concerns raised during a public comment period.

Aug 31 - By Samantha Bomkamp, AP Airlines Writer
Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed company, said Tuesday it expects full year earnings at the low end of its previous expected range and is cutting up to 700 more jobs.

Jun 29 - By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Wednesday its fiscal third-quarter net income tumbled 45 percent as it shrank its Roundup weedkiller business amid intense generic competition.
Jun 16 - By John Miller, Associated Press
Federal regulators are concerned that a dam built by Monsanto Co. earlier this year to trap phosphate mine runoff may be stopping more than just pollution.
May 27 - By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
Monsanto Co. has been forced to cut prices on its Roundup weedkiller due to intensifying competition from generics, and company shares slumped to a three-year low Thursday on more modest profit expectations.

Apr 6 - By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
When Monsanto said three years ago it would double its annual profit by 2012, the company was making a bold bet on its future — selling biotech seeds rather than old-line chemicals.
Feb 10 - By Associated Press
Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Wednesday that it is on track to meet its financial targets this year.
Jan 16 - By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
A legal ruling says DuPont violated it contract with rival Monsanto by developing genetically modified soybeans created with Monsanto's technology, but leaves open DuPont's challenge of the contract on antitrust grounds.
Jan 14 - By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
The Justice Department has intensified its antitrust investigation into Monsanto Co., demanding internal documents that outline marketing tactics of the world's biggest seed company.
Jan 6 - By Christopher Leonard, AP Business Writer
Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed maker, said Wednesday it lost $19 million in the first quarter as global sales of its Roundup herbicide sank in the face of generic competition.
Dec 8 - By Associated Press
Agribusiness company Monsanto Co. said Monday its board declared a dividend of 26.5 cents per share.
Dec 7 - By Deborah Jian Lee, AP Energy Writer
Monsanto Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Hugh Grant's compensation package slid about 3.5 percent to $12.7 million in 2009, from $13.1 million the previous year, according to a regulatory filing Monday.
Nov 25 - By John Miller, Associated Press
A proposed Monsanto Co. phosphate mine slated to produce ingredients for Roundup weedkiller generated nearly 7,000 public comments, including from a former U.S. Interior secretary who urges its approval and the Environmental Protection Agency, which wants additional pollution safeguards.