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. May 30, 2018 Justice Dept. Approves $66B Takeover of Monsanto by German Pharma Giant Bayer ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Justice Department has approved a takeover of the U.S. agribusiness giant Monsanto by the German pharmaceutical firm Bayer. The planned $66 billion takeover would make the combined company the largest supplier of seeds and agricultural chemicals in the world. .