FILE - In this April 4, 2011 file photo, central Illinois corn and soybean farmer Gary Niemeyer readies his DEKALB seed corn, a Monsanto product, for spring planting at his farm near Auburn, Ill. Monsanto on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 said its earnings fell more than 5 percent in the third fiscal quarter on lower sales of biotech seeds, but its performance still topped Wall Street estimates. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)