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The Motley Fool July 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	No Blues From This Delta Underfollowed and underappreciated, Delta & Pine Land is an interesting agribiotech play.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2006 Brian Gorman	Delta and Pine's Cotton-Pickin' Challenge Delta and Pine disclosed this week that it has purchased Syngenta's global cotton seed business. India promises to be a huge market, but there's more work ahead.
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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.
Chemistry World August 27, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Syngenta fends off Monsanto takeover bid US agrochemical and biotechnology behemoth Monsanto has abandoned its efforts to negotiate a merger deal with rival Syngenta.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Fast-Blooming Biotech Monsanto's net sales and net income soar in the second quarter. Is it time to buy this stock?
The Motley Fool January 2, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Monsanto Blooms What will crop up in the agricultural behemoth's first-quarter 2007 earnings?
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Brian Gorman	Monsanto Picks Seminis Monsanto's latest acquisition provides a sensible avenue for growth. Investors apparently are less than thrilled about the deal, because they sent the stock down almost 7% in trading.
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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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The Motley Fool October 10, 2007 Billy Fisher	Monsanto's Monster Year There's no doubt that 2007 has been a monster year for Monsanto, due to the craze over ethanol and corn, but will it last looking forward?
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The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Feast or Famine at Monsanto Disappointing guidance will hurt the agribusiness company's stock, but the business still seems quite good.
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