- The Mosaic Company announced that it entered into an agreement with Vale S.A. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. related to a proposed joint venture that will own the Bayovar phosphate rock mine being constructed by Vale in Peru.
- The National Pork Producers Council has hired Chris Wall as assistant vice president for government relations in its Washington, D.C., public-policy office.
- IRON Solutions, Inc., will consolidate its management and headquarters functions in new offices in Franklin, Tenn.
- The Oklahoma Pork Council selected Ron Hays, director of farm programming for the Radio Oklahoma Network, to receive the Distinguished Service Award.
