* Fertilizer names downgraded despite strong first-half view * Agrium Q4 EPS beat estimates, but was lower on adjusted basis * Potash Corp, Mosaic, CF shares also weaker (Adds further details, ...

Canada's Agrium Inc and Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc agreed to combine in a deal that would create a fertilizer giant with an enterprise value of about $36 billion but also draw scrutiny from U.S.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba/WASHINGTON - Canada's Agrium Inc <AGU.TO> and Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc <POT.TO> said on Tuesday they are in talks to merge, a deal that would create a fertilizer and farm ...

Given our stand-alone company fair values--$20 per share for Potash Corp. and $96 per share for Agrium--the deal terms (52% ownership of the combined company by Potash Corp shareholders) favor Agrium ...

WINNIPEG, CANADA — Agrium Inc. is buying UAP Holding Corp. for $2.65 billion, creating North America’s largest agricultural retailer with a market share of almost 15%, the firms said Monday. Demand ...

Agrium, a worldwide producer and distributor of agricultural products and services, became a Visionary Supporter of the Global Compact Network Canada (GCNC) – the Canadian network of the United ...

Activist shareholder Jana Partners LLC said on Monday that two of its five candidates appeared to have garnered enough votes to join Agrium Inc's 12-member board. U.S. hedge fund Jana, Agrium's ...

The fertilizer industry's unfriendly takeover wrangling continued Thursday as Agrium Inc. sent letters to shareholders of competitor CF Industries Holdings Inc., encouraging them to take its "final" ...

Image source: Richard Hurd/Flickr. Investors have historically been attracted to fertilizer stocks because of their growth potential and high dividend yields. Those positive qualities became a little ...

Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking two ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Agrium Inc's share price could lag as long as the Canadian fertilizer maker persists in its takeover bid for CF Industries , which partly offsets the benefits of recovery in ...

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2005--Agrium Inc.(NYSE:AGU) (TSX:AGU) announced today plans to proceed with detailed engineering on a proposed expansion of its controlled release urea ...