tool goes here BOISE, Idaho — A proposed Monsanto Co. phosphate mine slated to produce ingredients for Roundup weedkiller generated nearly 7,000 public comments, including from a former U.S. Interior secretary who urges its approval and the... Full Article at Centre Daily Times

BOISE, Idaho A proposed Monsanto Co. phosphate mine slated to produce ingredients for Roundup weedkiller generated nearly 7,000 public comments, including from a former U.S. Interior secretary who urges its approval and the Environmental Protection... Full Article at San Diego Union-Tribune

The musical chairs in the acquisition game between the fertilizer companies finished another round, and the same three players are still in the game! Full Article at Gerson Lehrman Group

Terra Industries sees no signs of running out of breath in the Forever War. The fertilizer maker announced Sunday evening that it had rejected a merger agreement offered up by CF Industries Holdings. Full Article at Dealbook

A grium Inc. AGU-T buys 24 retail outlets in Texas and New Mexico from Agriliance. Financial terms were not disclosed but stores are expected to generate annual crop input revenues of about $150-million. Full Article at Globe and Mail

Where politics and the economy intersect. Full Article at Reuters