Monsanto Canada Inc. was the Canadian division of now-defunct
Monsanto Company
The Monsanto Company () was an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation founded in 1901 and headquartered in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Monsanto's best known product is Roundup (herbicide), Roundup, a glyphosate-based herbic ...
, headquartered in
Winnipeg, Manitoba. In addition to seed products, Monsanto sold
herbicides
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including
Roundup
A roundup is a systematic gathering together of people or things.
Roundup, Round Up or Round-up may also refer to:
Agriculture
* A muster (livestock) (AU/NZ) or a roundup (US/CA) is the process of gathering livestock.
* Roundup (herbicide), a M ...
. The global headquarters of Monsanto was located in the American city of
St. Louis.
In October 2008, Monsanto Canada was named one of "
Canada's Top 100 Employers" by Mediacorp Canada Inc., and was featured in ''
Maclean's'' newsmagazine.
Monsanto was acquired by
Bayer
Bayer AG (, commonly pronounced ; ) is a German multinational corporation, multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Headquartered in Leverkusen, Bayer's areas of busi ...
in 2016 after which Monsanto Canada was amalgamated into Bayer's Canadian agricultural division.
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External links
Monsanto Canada - Official Website Defunct companies based in Winnipeg
Canadian subsidiaries of foreign companies
Agriculture companies of Canada
Defunct companies of Manitoba
Monsanto
Agricultural organizations based in Manitoba