- DuPont has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Danisco for $5.8 billion in cash and assumption of $500 million of Danisco net debt.
- Beck’s Hybrids will be hosting 52 grower meetings in January and February to summarize key topics and findings from Beck’s 2010 Practical Farm Research, as well as discuss long-term management procedures.
- Farm Market iD, a leading provider of farm-level U.S. agricultural data, announced the availability of state-by-state “private applicator” permits.
- The Makhteshim Agan Group announced that on Jan. 8, 2011, the agreement was signed with a subsidiary of the China National Chemical Corporation to carry out a merger.
