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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:company
agricultural biotechnology company
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gptkbp:acquiredBy
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gptkb:Bayer
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gptkbp:acquisitionYear
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2018
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gptkbp:ceased_operations
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2018
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gptkbp:controversy
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gptkb:Agent_Orange_lawsuits
Agent Orange production
GMO regulation
environmental impact
environmental pollution
genetically modified organisms
glyphosate lawsuits
seed patenting
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:founded
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1901
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:John_Francis_Queeny
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gptkbp:foundedYear
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1901
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:John_Francis_Queeny
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Creve_Coeur,_Missouri,_United_States
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Monsanto
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gptkbp:industry
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gptkb:biotechnology
agriculture
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gptkbp:keyPerson
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gptkb:Hugh_Grant
gptkb:Robert_B._Shapiro
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gptkbp:legalForm
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gptkb:public_company
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gptkbp:legalIssue
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gptkb:Bowman_v._Monsanto_Co.
gptkb:Monsanto_Canada_Inc_v_Schmeiser
gptkb:Monsanto_Co._v._Geertson_Seed_Farms
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gptkbp:netIncome
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$2.26 billion (2017)
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Dioxin contamination
PCB production
Supreme Court cases
acquisition by Bayer
divestiture from Pharmacia
introduction of Roundup Ready soybeans
merger with Pharmacia & Upjohn
spin-off of chemical business as Solutia
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gptkbp:notableInvention
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gptkb:Bt_corn
gptkb:Roundup_Ready_soybeans
gptkb:Roundup_herbicide
gptkb:Terminator_seeds
gptkb:rBST_hormone
alfalfa seed technology
canola seed technology
corn seed technology
cotton insect resistance
cotton seed technology
drought-tolerant crops
glyphosate-resistant crops
sorghum seed technology
soybean seed technology
sugar beet seed technology
vegetable seed technology
wheat seed technology
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Hugh_Grant_(CEO)
John Francis Queeny (founder)
Robert B. Shapiro (former CEO)
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gptkbp:notableProduct
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gptkb:Agent_Orange
gptkb:Roundup
gptkb:Roundup_Ready_crops
Dioxin
GMOs
PCBs
aspartame
genetically modified seeds
glyphosate
rBST
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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approximately 20,000 (2017)
over 20,000 (2017)
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Bayer
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Monsanto_Chemical_Company
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gptkbp:product
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agricultural chemicals
biotechnology traits
herbicides
pesticides
seeds
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gptkbp:revenue
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$14.64 billion (2017)
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gptkbp:servesArea
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worldwide
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gptkbp:spinOff
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gptkb:Pharmacia
gptkb:Solutia
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gptkbp:stockExchange
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gptkb:NYSE
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gptkbp:stockSymbol
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MON
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Asgrow
gptkb:DeKalb_Genetics_Corporation
gptkb:Holden's_Foundation_Seeds
gptkb:Seminis
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Bayer_Crop_Science
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gptkbp:website
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www.monsanto.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Lehman_Brothers
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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