Farmers may be worried about the multibillion-dollar deals transforming the agriculture industry, but independent seed companies see the consolidation as an opportunity.

Plenty of…

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa plans to invest $500 million over five years to help agricultural companies and governments on the continent produce seeds.

The organization,…

The potential merger of Canada’s two largest fertilizer companies shows how hard the industry has been hit by slumping potash prices, but it doesn’t signal an end to the decline any time soon.…

A combination of the biggest players in any industry is usually frowned upon, yet the potential merger of Canada’s two largest fertilizer producers may prove to be an exception.

Potash…

Potash has been one of the most commonly used fertilizers for hundreds of years, playing a vital role in boosting agricultural output to help feed a growing global population. But what is it? As…

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., the world’s second-largest producer of its namesake fertilizer, and Agrium Inc. are in talks about a merger of equals as they battle falling prices and a decline…

Monsanto's many battles with the Indian government have typically been cast as clashes between poor Indian farmers and a giant multinational that's overcharging for its genetically modified seeds…

Russian billionaire Andrey Melnichenko, whose fertilizer company is investing more than $6 billion in potash mining, said it could take at least a decade for the potash market to work off the…

BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, may end up “mothballing” its Canadian potash project by the end of this decade after completing two shafts at a cost of about $2.6 billion.…

Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. face three more months of haggling with European Union antitrust regulators who opened an in-depth probe into the duo’s plans to create the world’s biggest…