Volunteers Are Recognized
Ten Monsanto employees and one former employee were recognized recently for caring enough about their community to spend precious time volunteering. And the recognition came from a fairly high level. The President’s Volunteer Service Award is issued by the Points of Light Institute and the Corporation for National and Community Service on behalf of the [...]
Bringing Expertise to the FFA Convention
Seeking the best and brightest role models to inspire the next generation of agricultural professionals, the National FFA recently invited several Monsanto employees to judge competitions at its national convention last week in Indianapolis, Ind. The judges included; John Raines, Monsanto Customer Advocacy Lead; Lisa Massa, U.S. Business HR Lead; Greg Bomleny, Pre-Commercial Corn Mfg [...]
Amid the Damage, A Night of Miracles
On Friday night, my wife and I were on our way out to dinner in St. Louis, about two miles from home, when we heard the tornado sirens start. We turned around and went home, our “dinner out” turning into microwaved leftovers on a card table in our basement. We were fortunate; our part of [...]
“Monsanto is Evil.” What?
“Monsanto is evil.” I’ve seen headlines like that, the latest one for a story about the readers of a website catering to people interested in natural news, health and information. The readers had voted Monsanto as “Most Evil Corporation of the Year.” Given the readers and the site’s coverage of GM food, even the editor [...]
