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Cargill's Millions in Campaign Gifts and Lobbying Brings in Billions of Federal Loot
2014-12-20 06:37:33| Food - Topix.net
Minnetonka-based Cargill, Inc., America's largest privately held corporation, has pocketed more than $1 billion in federal business as a result of its political pull. The Sunlight Foundation, a Washington, D.C. money-in-politics watchdog group, found that Cargill invested almost $10 million in campaign contributions and lobbying between 2007 and 2012, making it one of the Top 200 sugar daddies on Capitol Hill.
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Cargill's meat boss plans exit to lead Nebraska university
2014-12-18 02:15:28| Food - Topix.net
Cargill Meat Solutions President Jody Horner was also formerly president of Cargill Salt. She'll leave the Wayzata-based agribusiness giant at the end of the year.
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Cargills Milwaukee Beef Plant To Go Dark
2014-07-31 17:25:00| Beef
Cargills announcement that it will close its Milwaukee beef plant comes as no surprise. Has the long-awaited washout in packing capacity finally arrived? Cargills announcement that it will close its Milwaukee beef plant has industry analysts wondering if packers are finally getting chain space more in alignment with a shrinking cattle herd. read more
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Cargill's New Labels Aim For Greater Transparency
2014-02-04 20:07:00| Beef
Beef Producer According to the company, consumer research conducted over the past year sparked the changes, which include more fact-based material online and a pre-printed QR code on packaging in addition to labeling efforts. read more
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Neogen Licenses Cargill's Patents For Beef And Dairy Genomic Traits
2014-01-20 13:00:12| Food - Topix.net
NEOGEN LICENSES CARGILL'S PATENTS FOR BEEF AND DAIRY GENOMIC TRAITS Jan. 20, 2014 Source: Neogen news release Neogen Corporation announced today that it has licensed patents owned by Cargill, Inc. and Branhaven LLC considered key for genomic evaluation to improve traits in beef and dairy cattle.
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