Monsanto to pay $2.4 million to wheat farmers, groups - AgMinute for November 13, 2014

Monsanto will pay nearly $2.4 million to soft white wheat growers and wheat organizations to settle litigation over an unauthorized release of biotech wheat in Oregon. Click here for the full story

Prospects dim on settlement for all wheat claims - AgMinute for October 28, 2014

No agreement has been reached in the lawsuits filed by non-soft white wheat plaintiffs against St. Louis-based Monsanto Co. Click here for the full story

Wash. wheat farmer found GM plants in 2007 - AgMinute for October 1, 2014

A USDA investigation found a Washington farmer had experienced problems with glyphosate-resistant wheat in 2007 but destroyed the crop before it could be tested for a transgenic trait. Click Here for the full story

Oregon GMO wheat investigation ended - AgMinute for September 30, 2014

The investigation into the unauthorized release in Oregon has ended without any determinations about the source of the biotech wheat, though USDA continues to believe it was an isolated incident and none of the crop entered commerce. Click Here for the full story

Unauthorized GMO wheat in Montana - AgMinute for September 29, 2014

USDA said more biotech wheat was found at a former field trial site in Montana but it's unrelated to a 2013 unauthorized release in Oregon. The agency has ended its investigation into the Oregon incident without firm conclusions as to its source. Click Here for the full story

Farmers, Monsanto reach tentative deal - AgMinute for September 9, 2014

A tentative settlement deal has been reached in a lawsuit between soft white wheat growers and the Monsanto Co. over an unauthorized release of biotech wheat last year. Details are not yet available. Click here for the full story

More agricultural groups endorse GMO wheat - AgMinute for June 11, 2014

Sixteen agricultural organizations in the U.S., Canada and Australia have pledged their support of biotechnology to improve wheat varieties. Click here for the full story

Biotech wheat talks make ‘some progress’ - AgMinute for April 23, 2014

Several farmers and biotech developer Monsanto have made “some progress” in negotiations to settle lawsuits over an unauthorized release of genetically engineered wheat last year. Click here for the full story

Monsanto biotech wheat litigation on hiatus - AgMinute for March 17, 2014

Lawsuits over an unauthorized release of Monsanto's biotech wheat have been put on hiatus as farmers and the company try to reach a settlement. Click here for the full story

GMO wheat lawsuits consolidated - AgMinute for October 23, 2013

Class action lawsuits against Monsanto over unauthorized biotech wheat have been consolidated into one case in Kansas City. Click Here for the full story