Bayer-Monsanto Merger
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NH homesteader
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I've been watching this develop for a little while now. Nice huh 
Baymule
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“I understand how companies need to get bigger in order to be competitive,” she said. “As we are in a low part of the cycle, anything that might have a chance of reducing our input prices would be great.”
That really struck me. Reduce input? Then save your own seed and stop spending $ on the Devils pantry of deadly chemicals. I am reading a book by
Charles Walters called Weeds - Control Without Poisons and it is fascinating. I recognize many of the weeds he says grow because of low calcium and various other minerals. When the mineral balance and humus is balanced, many weeds will not germinate. Insect attack is reduced because the plants are healthy. Duh.
http://www.acresusa.com/weeds-control-without-poisons
That really struck me. Reduce input? Then save your own seed and stop spending $ on the Devils pantry of deadly chemicals. I am reading a book by
Charles Walters called Weeds - Control Without Poisons and it is fascinating. I recognize many of the weeds he says grow because of low calcium and various other minerals. When the mineral balance and humus is balanced, many weeds will not germinate. Insect attack is reduced because the plants are healthy. Duh.
http://www.acresusa.com/weeds-control-without-poisons
babsbag
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Oh great, now we will be able to buy systemic insecticides that kill weeds too.
On a serious note though, Monsanto does a lot of research in the bee industry and they are on the brink of releasing a way to "poison" the Varroa mite with its own DNA. When this goes public it should be a huge help in the bee and honey world. I realize that Monsanto may be doing this to look good as they kill millions of bees with GMO crops (if they do) but it is nice to have a big company working on an unrelenting problem. They have a very big program dedicated to the bees.
On a serious note though, Monsanto does a lot of research in the bee industry and they are on the brink of releasing a way to "poison" the Varroa mite with its own DNA. When this goes public it should be a huge help in the bee and honey world. I realize that Monsanto may be doing this to look good as they kill millions of bees with GMO crops (if they do) but it is nice to have a big company working on an unrelenting problem. They have a very big program dedicated to the bees.
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OneFineAcre
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So... @OneFineAcre did you want to share your thoughts?
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OneFineAcre
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Lol. I intentionally didn't post this news on here because I don't want to go there. I just knew it would eventually call for a moderator.
So. I'll zip it.
So. I'll zip it.
greybeard
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Not unusual at all for any company to ask for proxy votes, on any kind of venture or even at an annual stockholder's meeting. I've received a couple dozen such requests for my vote by proxy over the years from different companies --It happens all the time.
As far as the merger itself, any and all of the things they may do as a M&A entity would most take place as separate companies as well. The buy by Bayer would probably cut back on their own R&D because they will have less $$ to play around with after the multi billion $ purchase. SEC and other regulatory agencies will still have to approve the deal, especially since Bayer is a foreign (German) company.
