Editing Agrium (section)

==History==

Agrium was founded as Cominco Fertilizers (short for Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.michaelkluckner.com/bciw4blaylock.html|title = Vanishing B.C. "Blaylock Estate"}}</ref>) in 1931 and changed its name to Agrium in 1995. Agrium was headquartered in [[Calgary|Calgary, Alberta]], Canada.  '''Crop Production Services, Inc.''', a subsidiary company, was based in [[Loveland, Colorado]] and was the location of Agrium's Retail Business Unit head office. The company was a part-owner of [[Canpotex]], which manages all potash exporting from [[Saskatchewan]].<ref name="Canpotex Limited - Complete Profile"/>

On September 12, 2016, Agrium announced that it had agreed to merge with PotashCorp, which will make the combined company, [[Nutrien]], the largest producer of potash and second-largest producer of [[nitrogen fertilizer]] worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thestarphoenix.com/business/mining/potashcorp-agrium-to-merge-as-name |title='Something forward-thinking, with the promise of innovation': PotashCorp, Agrium to merge as Nutrien |last=MacPherson |first=Alex |work=[[The StarPhoenix]] | date=2017-06-21 |accessdate=2017-06-21}}</ref><ref name="cbc-agriummerge">{{cite web|title=Agrium-PotashCorp merger could signal 'next great frontier,' Calgary chamber president says|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/agrium-potashcorp-merger-calgary-1.3759439|website=CBC News|accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/potash-agrium-merger-1.3757953 |title=Potash Corp., Agrium agree to merger that would create $36B agriculture giant |work=[[CBC News]] |date=2016-09-12 |accessdate=2016-09-12}}</ref> Agrium divested certain U.S. assets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bnn.ca/agrium-sells-u-s-plants-to-ease-potash-corp-merger-concerns-1.908247|title=Agrium sells U.S. plants to ease Potash Corp merger concerns|date=2017-11-07|work=BNN|access-date=2017-11-07}}</ref>  The merger closed on January 1, 2018.<ref name="CBCMerge"/>