High commodity prices, seed corn companies spur rise in irrigation in Illinois
High commodity prices, seed corn companies spur rise in irrigation in Illinois
High commodity prices, seed corn companies spur rise in irrigation in Illinois
Nearly a year after China re-opened its doors to imported U.S. corn, one former U.S. representative is recruiting Illinois farmers into a mass-action lawsuit as plaintiffs. Thousands of farmers – along with major agribusinesses Archer Daniels Midland and Cargill – are suing the Swiss chemical company Syngenta for selling a genetically modified strain of corn in the United States before its approval by China.