Monsanto Co. today announced that its Board of Directors unanimously views the Bayer AG proposal as incomplete and financially inadequate, but is open to continued and constructive conversations to assess whether a transaction in the best interest of Monsanto shareowners can be achieved.

Precision farming dealer HTS Ag, with 3 locations in Iowa, has acquired fellow precision dealer Aeration Management Solutions of Indianapolis, Ind.

The owners of Apache sprayers manufacturer, ET Works LLC, Mooresville, Ind., have agreed a buyout by Exel Industries of France, parent group of the Berthoud, Hardi and Tecnoma sprayer companies.

At this week's Agritechnica show in Hannover, Germany, Joe Denniston, VP of Trimble's Ag Division, weighed in on what the pending acquisition of Canada-based ag consulting firm, Agri-Trend, will mean for both companies and their dealers.

Trimble announced it will acquire the assets of privately held Agri-Trend of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, which operates the largest network of independent agricultural consultants in North America.

Deere to acquire Precision Planting; The Climate Corp., a subsidiary of Monsanto, to gain connectivity to John Deere equipment.

Deere & Co. said today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Monosem, a European manufacturer precision planters.