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The Monsanto Company () is a multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world's leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed in the Roundup brand, and in other brands.

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Monsanto To Buy Planting Technology Co,Unveils New Platform

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(MON) is paying $210 million for a maker of crop-planting technology as the agribusiness company steps up efforts to diversify beyond seed production.Monsanto said the acquisition of closely held Precision Planting Inc. will include an additional, performance-based payment of as much as $40 million. Precision Planting, of Tremont, Ill., makes computer hardware and software tools designed to help farmers improve seed spacing, depth and root systems in their fields.The deal, which is expected to close this summer, is part of Monsanto's foray into a growing field called "precision agriculture," which refers to the use of computer technology and global-positioning systems to help farmers efficiently use seeds, fertilizer and chemicals.In January, Monsanto unveiled a new Integrated Farming Systems unit focused on precision agriculture to help farmers increase yields.John Raines, the head of that unit, said in an interview Wednesday that yield increases from such technology coul...

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