EXHIBIT 99.8
March 5, 2015
Agrium Inc.
13131 Lake Fraser Drive S.E.
Calgary, AB T2J 7E8
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Re: Annual Report on Form 40-F
Reference is made to the Annual Report on Form 40-F (the “Annual Report”) filed by Agrium Inc. (the “Corporation”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
I, Dennis William Aldo Grimm, P. Eng., a qualified person, am responsible for preparing or supervising the preparation ofsections 1-3, 13, 17 and 24-27 of the technical report entitled “National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on Vanscoy Potash Operations, Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, Canada” dated effective October 31, 2014 (the “Technical Report”).
I hereby consent to the inclusion in the Annual Report of references to and information derived from the Technical Report and to the use of my name therein. I also consent to the incorporation by reference of such information in Registration StatementsNos. 333-11254, 333-114276, 333-132207, 333-143334, 333-149666, 333-161620 and 333-195968 onForm S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-195266 onForm F-10 of the Corporation.
| Yours truly, |
| /S/ Dennis William Aldo Grimm |
| Dennis William Aldo Grimm, P.Eng. |
