The environment

SAFCO has received the Royal Commission Environmental Initiatives Award for 2015.

Arianne Phosphate has reported its 1Q16 financial and operating results.

Potash Ridge Corp. has announced that SNC-Lavalin has been engaged to conduct an environmental scoping study for the Valleyfield Project.

Mesa Exploration Corp. has announced that it has completed the sale of its 100% owned Green Energy Lithium property.

According to Reuters, Bayer has offered to buy Monsanto for US$62 billion in cash, including debt.

Verde Potash has reported that the two unions that represent the civil servants of the Minas Gerais State Environmental Agency have gone strike.

Yara International's CFO has commented on the possibility of the company investing in Vale SA's fertilizer business, as reported by Reuters.