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The Motley Fool August 30, 2010 Rich Smith	How to Buy Potash -- Cheap! Potash of Saskatchewan may be the biggest name in potash. But it's not the only way to play this commodity. It's not the only potash merger in the works. Most important to savvy investors, it's not the cheapest.
BusinessWeek August 26, 2010 Alan Bjerga	Farmers Anxious About USDA's New Policies Organic food, nutrition, and broadband programs are trumping farm payments under Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's initiatives
BusinessWeek August 26, 2010 Stuart Biggs	New Zealand Farmers Harvest Carbon Credits Growing trees can be more profitable than raising sheep.
BusinessWeek August 25, 2010 Donville & Marcinek	As Crop Demand Grew, Potash Became a Target With global demand for fertilizer booming, PotashCorp has drawn a $40 billion hostile bid. The company says it's not enough.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	Monsanto's Dividends May Not Last Forever Evaluating the sustainability of dividend payments.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2010 Morgan Housel	Hollow Talk From PotashCorp Management PotashCorp was just offered a $130-per-share buyout from BHP Billiton). Although 50% higher than what shares traded for in early July, PotashCorp has so far balked at the offer, calling it "grossly inadequate."
The Motley Fool August 18, 2010 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades JPMorgan urged investors yesterday to pick up some shares of PotashCorp rival Agrium, arguing fervently in favor of the stock's undervaluation on replacement costs.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2010 Selena Maranjian	Is Agriculture a Buy? ETFs can give you easy access to a wide-ranging sector.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2010 Rich Duprey	The Next Commodity Ready to Soar Half of the U.S. sugar supply is endangered by judge's ban on genetically modified sugar beets.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2010 Toby Shute	BHP's Bold New Takeover Bid The miner will have to cough up even more cash for potash powerhouse PotashCorp.
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