Monsantoco Posts
Ken Kmiecik breeds beans for Seminis, the Monsanto global vegetable seeds brand for open field crops.
Ken discusses the implications of disease resistance on grower success – in providing higher agriculture yields and ensuring that vegetables look appealing to consumers – and talks about his own history of becoming involved in agriculture and how much he enjoys the constant challenges in his role with vegetables at Monsanto.… Full Article »
The crowd roars for the football team running onto the field, the band gears up for the fight song as the ball soars through the end zone, and behind the scenes, coaches and volunteers such as Davy Mize, territory sales manager for Monsanto and volunteer high school football coach, have also been preparing all week for the big game. These volunteers are the role models and leaders of the team, band, and students.
“I’ve had a lot of volunteer assistant coaches, and I don’t think a volunteer coach could be any better,” says Tensas Academy Head Coach Joe Coates. “He’s … Full Article »
Recently, I received an invitation from a military-support organization to spend the day with the troops. As a member of the Navy League in the US, and the Royal British Legion Scotland and Royal British Legion in the United Kingdom, I never pass up those opportunities.
The invitation came from Operation Homefront Missouri, an organization whose entire purpose is supporting military families and getting them the things they need and the support they find essential. It’s an organization Monsanto supports, and that is supported by many other companies and individuals in the area.
So, with limited knowledge and unclear … Full Article »
Greenwood Cemetery was founded in 1874 by Herman Kreuger, a native German and member of St. Peter’s German Evangelical Church, to serve the African-American community of St. Louis. Situated on 31 acres, it is divided into 22 burial sections. Krueger’s descendants maintained the cemetery through the 1970s. It was sold in the 1980s, and gradually fell into disrepair. The last burials occurred there in 1993.
A number of famous African-Americans are buried there, including Harriett Scott, the wife of Dred Scott, and composer and blues pianist Walter Davis.
In 1999, the Friends of the Greenwood Cemetery, Inc., was formed to … Full Article »
This past weekend was a big weekend for the Scottish community in St. Louis as the St. Louis Scottish Games took over Forest Park.
Close your eyes and picture Forest Park full of Scots and Americans, many wearing traditional highland attire, the sound of the bagpipes floating across the park, the clang of swords, the melody of folk music, the grunts of the athletes as they toss cabers and other heavy objects, the smell of food, the laughter of children, and the cheers of onlookers. This was the experience for the thousands of people who visited the 2011 Scottish Games.… Full Article »
It happens. You create images of people and places you’ve never seen or met. And with some of the things that get said about Monsanto, it wouldn’t surprise me if some people said they were more afraid of Monsanto employees than they are of Darth Vader or ninjas. When I read a blog post, by a person I consider a friend through social media, that said something about the way she generally pictured my Monsanto colleagues and me in darkness. I have to admit to being a bit surprised. But more than that, I so appreciate her willingness to … Full Article »
All good things must come to an end.
True, but the impact they have travels with us.
The past eight weeks of my internship with Monsanto have flown by. Before we came to St Louis, we received a list of projects we would work on, giving us an idea of what would be expected of us, the teams that we would work within, and the output expected.
If this list had included a “What you will learn at Monsanto” section, you can bet it would be infinitely short of the actual lessons I’ll take away with me.
Not just about … Full Article »
So here we are. Eight weeks to the day that I arrived in sunny St Louis, I’m packing my bags and getting ready to go back to not-so-sunny Scotland.
The past eight weeks have been challenging, fascinating and memorable. As a journalism student with very little knowledge of agriculture or bioscience (or marketing and public affairs for that matter!), I didn’t really know what to expect from interning here. .But looking back, I feel more confident, knowledgeable and driven ahead of my return to university in Glasgow.
I now have experience in an array of roles; contributing to Global Branding … Full Article »
Mention of the words “insect resistance” can cause panic; particularly among farmers growing a crop that can be devastated by the insects developing resistance. To farmers, insect resistance means the technology that prevents them from having to spray round-after-round of insecticide is in jeopardy. To farmers who rely on selling that crop to feed their families, resistance endangers their livelihoods.
In 2010, resistance to pink bollworm was detected in five districts of Gujarat state, threatening the crops of more than five million farmers who planted Bollgard® and Bollgard II® cotton in India. The detection also meant concerns could heighten … Full Article »
For most of us Sunday is a day of rest. For the volunteers at the Monsanto YMCA this weekend, it was anything but.
Hundreds of children poured through the doors for the annual Craig Blac’s Community Cuts for Kids event. This Sunday’s mammoth task was to cut or style the hair of over 300 children before their return to school. A 30 strong team containing a mixture of both experienced stylists and students from the Paul Mitchell hair college here in St. Louis, crammed in to the Monsanto YMCA on Page Avenue for four hours of hair cuts, hot dogs, … Full Article »
That’s sustainable agriculture.
And that’s what Monsanto is all about.
VIDEO: Hearing from Expert in Weed Resistance Management – Dr. Bryan Young
VIDEO: Celebrating National Teach Ag Day by Hearing from an Ag Teacher
Chicago Council Report on Global Agricultural Development
A Boost for Education and the Arts
The Hunger Games: A Real World Life and Death Battle
I heard Monsanto Employees Control USDA, FDA, etc
