General Info

Founded in 1901, Monsanto Company is one of the manufacturers of seeds, herbicides and crop protection chemicals in the world. Based in St. Louis, Mo., the firm operates through two different segments: seeds/traits and crop protection. Through seeds and traits segment, it manufactures a variety of agricultural and vegetable seeds, such as alfalfa, canola, corn, cotton, sorghum, soyabean, sugarbeets and wheat. Its crop protection segment consists primarily of agricultural and industrial, turf and ornamental herbicide products. Monsanto Company operates under several brands names, including AquaMaster, Asgrow, Bullet, Certainty Turf, Channel, Degree XTRA, Deltapine, Fielder s Choice Direct and Fontanelle.