Big weed research effort survives Bayer merger

Andrew Marshall
September 28 2016 - 5:30am
Resistance to herbicide is crippling graingrowers' cropping options and makes Bayer's joint venture with Grains Research and Development Corporation critical for agriculture in environments like Australia says outgoing GRDC chairman, Richard Clark.
Resistance to herbicide is crippling graingrowers' cropping options and makes Bayer's joint venture with Grains Research and Development Corporation critical for agriculture in environments like Australia says outgoing GRDC chairman, Richard Clark.

The $88 billion merger deal between crop technology giants Bayer and Monsanto seems unlikely to impact on a ground breaking weed research partnership between Bayer and the Australian grain industry.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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