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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 President of the United States to recognize the best in American spirit and to encourage all Americans to improve their communities through volunteer service and civic participation.

There are various types of awards; each of the Monsanto honorees received the Bronze Award. Each employee received … Full Article »

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Originally published
November 3, 2011 by Monsantoco

Kevin Holloway at FFA

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 Lead; Kristine Swan, Customer Facing Application Lead; Dennis Schlott, Regional Business Director; Rodd Whitney, Training Specialist; Tim Row, Fielder’s Choice Commercial Lead; and Kevin Holloway, U.S. Operations Lead.

The judges had the opportunity to interact with thousands of FFA students from across the country during … Full Article »

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Originally published
October 26, 2011 by Monsantoco

Tornado Destruction

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 St. Louis was spared. But a lot of other Monsanto employees and their families weren’t, as the storm and its associated tornadoes bore down on an extended stretch of the St. Louis area that included rural areas to the west, the St. Louis airport and … Full Article »

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Originally published
April 25, 2011 by Glynn Young

“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 acknowledged that those who voted were largely a self-selecting, anti-Monsanto crowd.

If you search the web looking for “Monsanto” and “evil,” you will find the type of thing that sensational movies are made of. But thanks to a new beta product from Google that shows … Full Article »

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Originally published
January 24, 2011 by Janice Person

Technology Meets Water and Dirt

Last week, I rode with two colleagues from work over to the Illinois side of the Mississippi River. We visited the Melvin Price Lock & Dam #26 just south of Alton, and then went on to Monsanto’s research farm at Jerseyville. One colleague, Nick, was working on a story about the lock and dam and its critical importance to agriculture (posted here); the other, Tyne, was developing a video feature on the research farm. As for me, well, I was on the trip mostly for the research farm visit, to listen to employees talk about what they do. They’ll be … Full Article »

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Originally published
December 9, 2009 by Glynn Young