Cold front hits upper Midwest; Mosaic reports minor explosion at Faustina; Miss Phos tabs Trammo for export sales; Driver killed in NH3 truck rollover; Conference explores new fert technologies; Simplot expects phosphate expansion despite court decision; Iowa officials unveil anti-meth additive based on Yara-supplied calcium nitrate: Iowa has done the testing, found that its meth-inhibiting additive does the job, and is making it available right away to retailers to combine with anhydrous ammonia forfarmers to use in the field. With the hoopla of a campaign rally, high-level state and federal officials, joined by industry representatives at a capitol press conference, declared that the additive - actually the commonly used fertilizer calcium nitrate - has completed a six-year, 1.2 million dollar research effort and has been proven to deter thieves by rendering anhydrous virtually useless in making meth.
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