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Agricultural chemical firm Agrium currently has its hands full, as it is trying to acquire an arch rival at the same time its business suffers from challenging industry conditions.

Mike Wilson, Steve Wilson and Mike Bennett are patient men. Embroiled in a nine-month three-way takeover battle, the chief executives of fertilizer companies Agrium Inc , CF Industries Holdings Inc and Terra Industries Inc have stayed in the headlines even as a recession and falling grain prices pushed the stocks of their companies off their 2008 ...

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Agrium Inc. , the fertilizer producer seeking to take over CF Industries Holdings Inc.

The Competition Bureau announced today that it has reached an agreement with Agrium Inc.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Canadian markets opened weakly, dipping in and out of positive territory, Thursday as lower oil and poor results from Canadian insurers dragged down markets.

Net income in the quarter fell 93% to $26 million or 16 cents per diluted share compared to net income of $367 million or $2.31 per share a year ago.

Agrium Inc. said bad weather in the United States is the latest issue facing the fertilizer industry after an already devastating year that led to a 92 per cent in drop in third-quarter profit.

Fertilizer maker Terra Industries Inc rejected a sweetened $4.1 billion takeover bid from rival CF Industries Holdings Inc on Wednesday in the latest twist in a takeover battle going on since January.

Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in Canadian trading tomorrow.

Three divisions of Canadian agriculture company Agrium Inc. are moving to Loveland with Agrium Advanced Technologies leading the way.

Click Here Now I hope you'll forgive me for not commenting on every twist and turn in the seemingly endless three-way takeover tug-of-war between fertilizer players Agrium , CF Industries , and Terra Industries .

Without naming sources, the paper said business is valued at $1 billion to $1.5 billion and also could attract interest from fertilizer makers Agrium Inc.

This morning, TD Newcrest upgraded shares of Agrium from Hold to Buy as the stock has fallen more than ten percent since the company reported weak earnings last week.

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A Canadian company is seeking permission to conduct some exploratory drilling in phosphate reserves located in two roadless areas in southeastern Idaho.

After all, what better way is there to lessen the impact of job loss and market devastation than with home-grown tomatoes and lettuce? Turns out, though, fertilizer sales aren't as recession-proof as initially thought.

Toronto's main stock index fell on Friday morning, pressured by weaker oil prices and a disappointing outlook from fertilizer maker and agricultural products retailer Agrium Inc .