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The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Divining DuPont DuPont sports a trailing P/E of 18, but beware. On a free cash flow basis, this company's positively acidic, with a price-to-free cash flow ratio of 33.
BusinessWeek March 1, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	The Chemistry's Right At American Vanguard American Vanguard, makers of chemicals for crop as well as human and animal protection, ends up a strong performer. StoStockDiagnostic.com, which monitors operational cash flow per share (OPS), has upgraded Vanguard's OPS rating.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2008 Brian Orelli	Factory-Farming Friendliness Bugs Me Syngenta and DuPont join forces for a insect-killing tech swap.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Monsanto's SmartStax Isn't Stacking Up It's hard to live up to the hype of SmartStax corn, which combines eight different traits to protect against bugs and make them resistant to herbicides used to kill weeds.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Playing DuPont Ping-Pong What's an investor to make of DuPont's ping-pong strategy?
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Bob Hirschfeld	Good Breeding Ag-biotech is entering a period of vibrant growth as farmers, not only in the U.S., but Brazil, India and China increase usage of the highly productive seeds. Is Wall Street valuing shares of ag-biotech companies correctly?
The Motley Fool October 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Nothing Seedy About UAP Although agriculture is not really a growth industry, this well-run supplier is generating solid returns on capital. UAP Holdings' stock is at least worth watching.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Brian Orelli	A Fruitful Collaboration Monsanto and BASF team up to grow better plants. Long-term investors should take it as a sign that Monsanto and BASF are putting their capital to good use.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Investors Don't Cotton to Delta Cotton-seed producers Delta and Pine Land's first quarter is usually sleepy, but investors still found reasons to sell.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Delta and Pine Land Grows on Investors A strong quarter sends the stock of the seed company to a 52-week high.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	What to Reap at UAP? Margins could become a sticky problem for the seed company in the near future, but now may be a time for adventurous investors to take a closer look.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2010 Jeremy Phillips	Time to Sell Air Products & Chemicals? As of the last filing, the company had a current ratio of 1.35. Air Products & Chemicals could cover its current liabilities, but it's still below a healthy level of 1.5.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Monsanto in the Balance Genetically modified crops are a boon for the company.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2010 David Lee Smith	DuPont's Decline Was Patently Explainable While DuPont saw declining earnings, its future continues to brighten.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	No More Flower Power for Monsanto Monsanto sells its sunflower business to rival Syngenta for $160 million.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	This GM Actually Works Monsanto's path may be strewn with weeds, but rewards could still lurk within. This is a good company, and looks to be undervalued by a mid-teens percentage. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	High Costs Pound DuPont Hurricane-related disruptions sharply lower the chemical giant's earnings. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: A Glance at Google Google's margins are a thing of beauty, and the upward trend they're on is even more stunning. Unfortunately, the valuation looks pretty darn amazing, too. The stock sells for 96 times trailing earnings and an only slightly more reasonable 84 times trailing free cash flow.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has DuPont Become the Perfect Stock? With more than 200 years of success behind it, DuPont has shown that it can survive tough times and thrive during good times.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Vanguard Slams the Door In what has become a painful trend for investors chasing hot funds, another popular mutual fund is closing the door to new investors. This time it is Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund.
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The Motley Fool August 29, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Chemical Industry Slowing? Railroad loadings of chemicals have declined recently. But investors with a contrarian bent, who would also enjoy a 3.1% dividend yield, should look at Dow Chemical.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2005 Brian Gorman	Monsanto's Trade Dividend The giant and competitors in agricultural biotechnology should enjoy rising sales in the developed world as subsidies come down. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek April 29, 2010 Kaskey & Ligi	The Seed Makers Who Don't Pray for Rain Agricultural companies tweak crops to flourish with less.
The Motley Fool May 19, 2004 Brian Gorman	U.N. Plants Seed for Agribusiness Its endorsement of biotech foods could clear the way for agribusiness in the developing world.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2004 W.D. Crotty	DuPont Banks Shiny Quarters DuPont has its third consecutive quarter of higher revenue and earnings.
BusinessWeek March 13, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	How Syngenta's Garden Grows Although it is a big global player in seeds and crop protection, Switzerland's $16 billion market cap Syngenta it gets scant attention on the Street.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2009 Brian Orelli	Hooray for Stalemates! Government deadlock will likely bring more genetically engineered seeds to the EU, and good news for Syngenta, DuPont, and Dow Chemical.
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Fast Company September 1, 2007 Jennifer Boulden	The Green, Green Grass Of Home Step outside and discover how to make your grass greener -- without chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and a gazillion gallons of water.
Science News July 8, 2006 Janet Raloff	Farm Fresh Pesticides In the U.S., for people who live near croplands, traces of agricultural chemicals can find their way into homes by hitchhiking on windblown dust. This is disturbing for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the link between pesticide exposure and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Science News November 26, 2005 Janet Raloff	Organic Doesn't Mean Free of Pesticides Despite organic claims of pesticide-free vegetables, a recent small-scale study found roughly the same amount of toxic pesticide chemicals in both conventionally grown and organic vegetables.
BusinessWeek April 16, 2007 Gene G. Marcial	Farmers Rely On Syngenta In Their Fields The boom in corn planting has been a boon to Syngenta, and its stock has jumped.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2005 W.D. Crotty	A Double Dose From DuPont DuPont announces earnings and a push to return value to shareholders.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	DuPont Stays the Course The giant chemical company reports satisfactory earnings, despite a flurry of charges.
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The Motley Fool April 27, 2004 Alyce Lomax	DuPont Doesn't Shock Here comes more good news from the chemical company.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	The Look and Feel of Delta & Pine's Cotton Delayed shipments hurt this quarter, but increased acreage estimates are good news for the cottonseed specialist. Investors: buy, sell or hold?
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