BHP Potash Purchase Is Unlikely, Credit Suisse Says (Update1)
Bloomberg
Jansen is near mines belonging to Potash Corp., the largest fertilizer maker by capacity, and Mosaic, which is 64 percent- owned by Cargill Inc., the largest privately held U.S. company. The project will provide a “modest” return to its net...
Target, McKnight rank as Minnesota’s top grantmakers
MSN Money
The Target Corp., McKnight and General Mills Inc. foundations ranked as the top three grantmakers in Minnesota for 2008, according to a report released Tuesday by the Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF). The St. Paul Foundation and the C...
Official: Wrote memo to warn of dropping's overuse
CNBC
The other defendants named in the lawsuit are Tyson Foods Inc., Cargill Inc., Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., Tyson Poultry Inc., Tyson Chicken Inc., Cobb-Vantress Inc., Cargill Turkey Production L.L.C., George's Farms Inc., Peterson Farms Inc. and ...
AUTO DEALER GIVEN AN ULTIMATUM BY GM
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Cargill Chevrolet in Putnam, also gets new cars, and service has remained steady, a manager at the company said recently. Two officials of Diamond Chevrolet in Worcester either declined to comment or did not return a phone message. Mr. Piet...
Council urged to oppose Cargill project
The Almanac Online
Editor's note: This is an in-depth version of a story that already ran on The Almanac's Web site. Two members of Menlo Park's City Council and a former mayor are urging the council to take a stand against a project that would create a commu...
Agribusiness Attacks "Omnivore" Michael Pollan
Best Syndication
Agribusiness gets plenty of opportunities to preach its point of view at agriculture schools such as Cal Poly, where the likes of Monsanto and Cargill fund research," the Times wrote, calling the 800-acre Harris Ranch, near Coalinga, whose ...
Mosaic to pay special dividend
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Cash-rich Mosaic Co. of Plymouth will use about $580 million to deliver a special dividend to its holders, and a sizable chunk to majority owner Cargill Inc., even as fertilizer markets remain uncertain. Mosaic amassed $2.6 billion in cash ...
Cargill will return to base metals trading
American Metal Market
Cargill intends to return to base metals trading after an absence of nearly three years. "We can confirm we are getting back into base metals trading, but at this stage it is likely to be some months away," a spokesman said. The... This is ...