Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's choice of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, as been called a "dream candidate" for agriculture according to agri-pulse who reported that Don Villwock, who recently retired after more than a decade as president of the Indiana Farm Bureau, says he's been impressed in his dealings with Pence, both as a governor and a congressman saying He's truly agriculture's dream candidate," and that Pense is " a good listener and seeks input on issues from all commodity groups," Jane Ade Stevens, CEO of the Indiana Corn Growers Association, said Pence "has been a good leader for Indiana agriculture during his time at the Statehouse and was pleased Donald Trump has chosen a running mate with an understanding of Middle America," Monsanto Co. has rejected Bayer Ag's latest takeover bid, saying its board views the $125 a share offer as "financially inadequate and insufficient to ensure deal certainty." Monsanto says it "remains open to continued and constructive conversations with Bayer and other parties.