The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 16, 2016 Bayer Takes Over Monsanto, Creating Largest Seed Supplier in World ------------------------------------------------------------------ In financial news, German pharmaceutical firm Bayer has bought out agribusiness giant Monsanto in a record $66 billion takeover, creating the largest supplier of seeds and agricultural chemicals in the world. Topics:Monsanto Corporate Power .