Innovation and competition are America's economic strength. Unfortunately, the proposed $66 billion mega-merger between agriculture companies Bayer AG and Monsanto Company would prove disruptive for American farmers, ranchers and consumers. The merger would cripple working-class Americans by suppressing seed choices for farmers and would shut the door on competition and consumer-friendly innovations, while increasing grocery prices for the average American family. According to a recent study, a merger between these two domineering companies would amass unprecedented integration and control over the seed and seed trait market. A merged Monsanto-Bayer would control over 35 percent of the global market for corn seeds, roughly 28 percent of the global soybean market, and almost 70 percent of the global cottonseed market. It's projected that this integration would limit seed options and raise aggregate seed prices for farmers by 5.5 percent and cottonseed prices by more than 20 percent.