CARGILL

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FARGO, N.D. — Sugar beet processing season is coming to a close in the Red River Valley, even as the planting season is revving up.

By Mikkel Pates , April 23, 2012

Cargill cited for 23 serious safety violations at Milwaukee slaughterhouse

Minnetonka, Minn.-based Cargill is one of the nation's largest beef processors. Federal workplace regulators this week cited Cargill Inc.'s Milwaukee beef slaughterhouse for 23 serious safety violations, the most violations the agribusiness giant has received at any of its U.S. plants in at least a decade.

By Mike Hughlett , December 10, 2011

Fed complaint: Cargill discriminated against Arkansas turkey processing plant job-seekers

The U.S. Labor Department says one of the nation's largest meatpackers systematically discriminated against more than 4,000 qualified applicants who sought entry-level jobs at a turkey processing plant in Arkansas. The government seeks to cancel more than $550 million in contracts with the U.S. Defense Department and prevent future contracts until the company stops what they call discriminatory practices.

By Associated Press , November 29, 2011

Cargill MacMillan Jr., heir to Cargill agribusiness fortune, dies at 84

Cargill MacMillan Jr., the multibillionaire heir to the agribusiness fortune of Cargill, Inc., the world's largest private company, has died in Southern California. He was 84.

By Associated Press , November 15, 2011

Race to develop plant-based omega-3 oils now includes Cargill-BASF partnership

Cargill Inc. is partnering with German chemical giant BASF in the race to develop a plant-based source of omega-3 oils, a potentially lucrative market as demand for the healthy ingredient soars.

By Mike Huglett , November 03, 2011

Family files salmonella suit against Cargill

PORTLAND, Ore. — The family of an Oregon child sickened by salmonella after eating a homemade spaghetti and meatballs dinner filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Cargill, which recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey amid an outbreak.

August 17, 2011

Cargill resumes turkey production at Arkansas plant

MINNETONKA, Minn. — Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. has resumed production of ground turkey at an Arkansas plant linked to a salmonella outbreak.

August 17, 2011

Cargill balances production, profits with regulations, safety

DODGE CITY, Kan. — The giant Cargill Beef slaughter plant on the east edge of Dodge City, Kan., is a factory — in reverse. It takes 6,000 cattle a day and, within a few hours, divides the carcasses into hundreds of cuts of meat and byproducts.

By Dan Voorhis , April 25, 2011

Cargill reports second-quarter earnings

MINNEAPOLIS — Cargill today reported net earnings of $1.49 billion in the fiscal 2011 second quarter ended Nov. 30, compared with $489 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding earnings from its majority investment in The Mosaic Company, Cargill earned $832 million, nearly double last year’s $420 million.

January 12, 2011

Agrium selling most of AWB grain handling and trading business to Cargill

CALGARY — Agrium Inc. said Wednesday it has reached a deal to sell most of the grain business it only just acquired in its purchase of Australian company AWB Ltd. to U.S. agriculture giant Cargill Inc. for about $870 million.

By Lauren Krugel , December 15, 2010

Cargill doubles profits in fourth quarter

MINNEAPOLIS — Global agribusiness company Cargill says fourth-quarter net income more than doubled as ingredient costs fell and consumer demand began to strengthen. Full-year profits, however, are still lagging behind last year.

August 17, 2010

Cargill Innovation Center slated for downtown Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. — Cargill’s U.S. meat business, headquartered in Wichita, plans to invest $14.7 million to create a new facility with research, development, culinary, laboratory, pilot plant and distribution capabilities on Wichita Street, between 1st and 2nd streets, in downtown. Named the “Cargill Innovation Center” by an employee project team, the 75,000-square-foot, two-story complex is being built for Cargill by developer Arco National Construction Company, Inc. and architect GMA Design Group Inc., both headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. Construction is scheduled to begin July 2010, with completion projected for June 2011.

May 25, 2010

Minnesotan, Cargill Meat Solutions settle E. coli lawsuit

WICHITA, Kan. — Stephanie Smith and Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation announce jointly that they have settled the lawsuit filed by Ms. Smith in December 2009. Ms. Smith, a twenty-two-year-old former dance instructor from Cold Spring, Minn., sued for the severe injuries she suffered as a result of an E. coli O157:H7 infection in Fall 2007. Cargill acknowl-edged responsibility for her injuries since first learning of them and has been providing financial help to her and her family.

May 12, 2010

Protesters arrested at Cargill building

MINNETONKA, Minn. — A group of protesters have been taken away from a Cargill Inc. office building in Minnetonka after locking themselves to a stairwell.

May 05, 2010

Class action allowed in Cargill plant wage fight

SCHUYLER, Neb. — A federal judge has certified a class-action lawsuit against Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. over whether workers at the company’s Schuyler plant should be paid for preparation and cleanup work.

March 11, 2010