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Monsanto Goes Brown to Make Green The agricultural giant is buying WestBred, a privately held wheat breeding company for $45 million.  |
The Motley Fool February 24, 2006 Brian Gorman |
Syngenta's Potential Harvest The agricultural technology outfit is developing a seed with lots of potential. Syngenta remains under the radar for most investors, but if the company presses ahead with its GM wheat project, it's not likely to stay that way for long.  |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2011 Nathan Parmelee |
Australia's Role in Feeding the World Agricultural commodities are in demand, and Australia has plenty.  |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Eric Dutram |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: iPath DJ-UBS Grains Index Fund The release of the yearly "Prospective Plantings" report puts this ETF in focus today.  |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Brian Gorman |
Monsanto's Fallow Wheat Field Monsanto halts development of its controversial genetically modified spring wheat.  |
BusinessWeek June 9, 2011 Bjerga & McFerron |
U.S. Weather Woes May Mean Higher Food Prices With corn fields under water and wheat withering in Western heat, grain prices could soon soar, boosting already high worldwide food costs  |
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 Kaskey & Ligi |
The Seed Makers Who Don't Pray for Rain Agricultural companies tweak crops to flourish with less.  |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2010 Jacob Roche |
When Commodities Attack! Always keep an eye on the resources your companies need the most.  |
BusinessWeek February 17, 2011 Pooley & Revzin |
Hungry for a Solution to Rising Food Prices Even if the global agriculture crisis doesn't turn cataclysmic, it represents a massive test.  |
The Motley Fool October 31, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
Kellogg: They're Grrrr... Eh, They're OK Sluggish operating performance and guidance make this stock a little soggy.  |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2011 Eric Dutram |
Wednesday's ETF to Watch: Market Vectors Agribusiness Fund (MOO) Monsanto reports earnings today.  |
Science News March 11, 2006 Christen Brownlee |
May I Propose a High-Fiber Toast? While studies supporting fiber's benefits have blossomed, the average American's intake of the nutrient has waned.  |
The Motley Fool November 7, 2007 Alyce Lomax |
Sara Lee's Busted Budget Sara Lee cites high input costs for commodities like wheat, poultry, pork, and green coffee, as well as expenses related to packaging, energy, and labor, for their poor first-quarter report.  |
BusinessWeek January 6, 2011 Alan Bjerga |
A Global Scare in Food Prices With drought and flood clobbering harvests, forecasters see significant food price increases in 2011  |
Wired June 23, 2008 Ben Paynter |
Feeding the Masses: Data In, Crop Predictions Out Last October, agricultural consultancy Lanworth not only correctly projected that the US Department of Agriculture had overestimated the nation's corn crop, it nailed the margin: roughly 200 million bushels.  |
BusinessWeek June 3, 2010 Kolesnikova & Dreibus |
Russia Fights for World Dominance -- in Wheat It may supplant the U.S. as the world's top exporter in less than 10 years.  |
The Motley Fool December 5, 2006 Brian Gorman |
Monsanto Needs to Charm The company has to confront concerns over genetically modified foods soon if it hopes to keep growing. Investors, take note.  |
Finance & Development March 2011 Helbling & Roache |
Rising Prices on the Menu Higher food prices may be here to stay.  |
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Laura Cohn |
Continental Drift -- Toward Inflation The heat wave and recovery expectations are driving up prices for food and metals.  |
BusinessWeek January 27, 2011 Rudy Ruitenberg |
Mon Dieu! Baguette Prices Are Going Up Wheat prices are driving the bakers of France to add five cents per loaf.  |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005 Brian Gorman |
Sara Lee's Middle Road The company has struck the right balance when it comes to exploiting whole wheat's health claims. If Sara Lee can follow the same path with other items, the future looks bright for investors.  |
Food Processing July 2008 |
Rollout: Best New Products of July 2008 It's hot outside, but these cool new products don't know the difference.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Make Money From This Megatrend Food prices are rising. If you're prepared, you can turn a potential megatrend like higher food prices to your advantage.  |
Science News September 24, 2005 Janet Raloff |
Wheat Warning--New Rust Could Spread Like Wildfire Wheat growers face a challenging threat with the emergence of a new and virulent fungal pathogen that has been popping up in fields throughout East Africa. It has reduced grain yields by as much as 71 percent and could bloom into global crop epidemics within the next 15 years.  |
BusinessWeek January 21, 2010 Jack Kaskey |
Monsanto Will Let Bio-Crop Patents Expire Genetically engineered soybeans will go generic, but woe to anyone that crosses the seed giant on new products.  |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2007 Timothy M. Otte |
Post Could Be the Next to Go Kraft is reportedly selling its venerable Post cereal brand to Ralcorp, as part of its revitalization effort to get its top line growing again.  |
The Motley Fool September 20, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Three ETFs to Watch This Week: UUP, DBA, IGV iShares S&P North American Technology-Software Index Fund... PowerShares DB USD Index Bullish Fund... PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund... three ETFs that may be active this week...  |
Reason March 2007 Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Subsidy Creep American produce growers should get the same treatment as corn and wheat farmers if our farm policy is to be equitable, predictable and beyond challenge.  |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson |
Monsanto Harvests More Profits Growth is good today, and a strong pipeline speaks well for the future. While this stock doesn't look cheap at all by P/E standards, the cash flow picture is a somewhat different story.  |
Fast Company October 2003 Charles Fishman |
Reaper Man The life of a contract harvester: on the road with a combine half the year, migrating north from Texas to Canada, working everything from spring wheat to canola.  |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Bruce W. Fraser |
When Mother Nature Strikes Weather risk management is growing in importance.  |
Financial Advisor June 2012 Eric Rasmussen |
Back To The Land Weird weather and supply/demand issues have made agriculture investing scary, but investors seeking diversity see gold in them thar fields.  |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman |
General Mills Has Some Trix Up Its Sleeve The cereal maker's latest quarterly results were much like the products the company makes: solid and dependable, and containing nothing that will upset your stomach.  |
The Motley Fool February 21, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Make Money From Mother Nature Investors, to some extent, the weather has an effect on nearly every business. Weather futures make watching the latest forecasts much more interesting.  |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Winners and Losers From Rising Food Prices Surging food prices will obviously challenge many companies, but the good news is that some investors can benefit.  |
Seasoned Cooking May 2006 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Whole Wheat Pancakes ... Made Light and Fluffy I decided to put whole wheat pastry flour to the test with my pancake recipe.  |
The Motley Fool January 6, 2011 Stoyan Bojinov |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO) Monsanto reports earnings today.  |
The Motley Fool June 26, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Foolish Forecast: General Mills Still in Charge Cereal maker General Mills will grind out fourth-quarter 2007 financial results on Thursday, June 28. Let's see if there are any lucky charms to be found in the forecasts.  |
Search Engine Watch February 7, 2011 Eli Goodman |
Weather Forecast? Don't Know, Check Google While winter weather causes only moderate increases in audience visitation, it produces much more sizeable gains in engagement and search activity. Here's a look at how much more important search becomes during this time of the year.  |
Science News September 14, 2002 Janet Raloff |
Afghanistan's Seed Banks Destroyed On Sept. 10, scientists in Kabul reported the loss of Afghanistan's principal agricultural insurance policy: two stores of carefully collected seeds, materials selected to represent the genetic diversity of native crops.  |
Registered Rep. May 13, 2014 Brad Zigler |
Which Commodity ETPs Should You Buy? Since New Year's Day, domestic equities have been ceding ground to commodities -- a reversal of a two-year trend.  |
Prepared Foods January 2008 Miyazaki et al. |
Technological Advances and Benefits of Modified Starches The physical properties and benefits of modified starches are reviewed in this look at research in starch technology and modifications such as cross-linking, hydroxypropylation and acetylation.  |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2004 Brian Gorman |
In China, Hope for Modified Seeds China leans toward allowing genetically modified crops, a potential windfall for Monsanto and competitors.  |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Lawrence Rothman |
Nobody Does It Like Sara Lee Sara Lee bakes a remedy for success. While the Enrons of the world may get a lot of attention, it is also worth taking note of companies that behave responsibly. Typically, shareholders are rewarded in the long run.  |