Bayer, a German-based global agricultural chemical company, is seeking to purchase one of the United States’ largest genetically modified seed companies, Monsanto and maker of RoundUp Ready, in a $66 billion deal. If the proposed merger is approved, it would strengthen corporate power over the world’s agriculture market, giving them a combined market share in seeds and pesticides of about 28%—all of this during a … Continue reading Impending Bayer-Monsanto Merger