CREVE COEUR — Monsanto Co. Chief Executive Hugh Grant set a bold goal for the company on Wednesday, promising to develop new strains of corn, soybeans and cotton that can yield twice as much grain and fiber per acre while consuming just two-thirds as much water by the year 2030.
Monsanto executive sets goal to develop new strains of crops
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 | 4:44 p.m. CDT;
updated 6:50 p.m. CDT, Sunday, July 20, 2008
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