Monsanto Given Prelim Approval For New Cotton and Soybean Seeds; EPA Still Reviewing the Product
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Agriculture business giant Monsanto said Thursday it received approval from the Department of Agriculture for new cotton and soybean seeds designed to be used with a new herbicide formula. Monsanto's business is built on genetically modified seeds and herbicides. The Environmental Protection Agency is still reviewing that new herbicide, which adds an additional ingredient called dicamba.