Cargill, Incorporated is an American global private corporation with headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota and incorporated in Wilmington, Delaware. Founded in 1865, they are the largest privately held corporation in the United States by revenue. In 2015, the company ranked 15th in the Fortune 500, behind McKesson and ahead of AT&T.

A team of 155,000 experts in 70 countries brings together the world in food, agriculture, nutrition and risk management. For more than 155 years, they have helped farmers thrive, connecting them to broader markets. They continuously develop products that give consumers what they are looking for, improving nutrition, food safety and sustainability. And they help all of their partners innovate and manage risk, so they can be more developed.

They work alongside farmers, manufacturers, retailers, governments and other organizations to fulfill their purpose of feeding the world safely, responsibly and sustainably. Together, they create efficiencies, drive innovations, and help communities thrive.

Website: https://www.cargill.com/

Headquarter: Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA

Phone number: 55440-9300 (United States)
Annual production: 19.6 million metric tons

Land O'Lakes was founded on July 8, 1921, in Saint Paul, Minnesota by representatives from 320 collaborative creameries as the Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association. This organization aims to improve the marketing and quality of butter, and thus increase the profitability of dairy farming.

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an American member-owned agricultural cooperative headquartered in Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb of Arden Hills, Minnesota, USA, focused primarily on the dairy industry. The cooperative has 1,959 production members, 751 cooperative members, and about 10,000 workers who process and distribute products to about 300,000 agricultural households, handling 12 billion pounds of milk annually. The company is ranked third in the list of 100 cooperatives and mutants of the National Cooperative Bank. Co-op is one of the largest cheese and butter producers in the United States through its dairy food business; serves animal producers, owners and their families through more than 4,700 local cooperatives, independent dealers and other major retailers through Purina Animal Nutrition (Purina Mills) business. It also supplies seeds, crop protection products, and agricultural services to 1,300 agro-retailers, locally owned and operated cooperatives and their growing clientele through WinField United's business.

Website: https://www.landolakes.com/
Headquarter: Arden Hills, Minnesota, U.S

Annual production: 13.5 million metric tons

Tyson Foods, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, operating in the food industry. The company is the second largest chicken, beef and pork processor and marketer in the world after JBS and SA with the largest share of annual beef exports out of the United States. Along with subsidiaries, it operates major food brands, including Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Wright Brands, Aidells and State Fair. Tyson Foods ranks 79th on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of the largest US corporations by total revenue.

At Tyson Foods, they've built a name for themselves by providing families with delicious, nutritious chicken for generations. But Tyson Foods today is so much more than that. Today, they are innovators uniquely positioned to reshape what it means to feed the world. Not only do they have the fastest growing portfolio of protein-focused brands, but they also offer greater transparency about everything they do.

Website: https://www.tysonfoods.com/

Headquarter: Springdale, Arkansas, U.S

Annual production: 10 million metric tons

Alltech is an American company, headquartered in Nicholasville, Kentucky, engaged in the fodder, meat, brewing, and distilling businesses. Alltech develops agricultural products for use in livestock and farming, as well as products for the food industry. Alltech operates under three main divisions: animal nutrition and health; Crop Science; and food and drink.

At Alltech, they help farmers feed the world, raise healthy crops and animals, and protect the environment through nutrition and scientific innovation. They firmly believe that agriculture has the greatest potential to shape the future of the planet. They are inspired by the enormous challenge the world has faced - producing enough safe, nutritious food for everyone, while caring for animals and maintaining the land, air and water for future generations. Natural resources may be finite, but human ingenuity is limitless.

Website: https://www.alltech.com/

Headquarter: Nicholasville Kentucky, USA

Annual production: 6.5 million metric tons

ADM Animal Nutrition is a leading manufacturing, nutrition and marketing enterprise offering a wide range of cutting-edge products to the animal nutrition market. Known as a global leader in amino acids, ADM also offers high quality feed products, supplements, premixes, custom ingredient blends and special ingredients to support optimization of animal health and nutrition goals.

An unwavering dedication to quality and innovation has made ADM Animal Nutrition a leading supplier of specialty feeds and nutritional supplements for pets. They have been in the feed industry for over a century since the late 1800s. Since that time they have been committed to high quality products.

In the early 1990s, ADM Animal Nutrition built the largest Lysine plant in the world to supply essential amino acids to the feed industry. Used appropriately, supplemental amino acids reduce the amount of crude protein required, thereby reducing the cost of the diet. In the late 1990s, ADM purchased MoorMan’s - a family-run business founded in 1885 that focuses on high-quality products researched for the feed industry. This was followed by the acquisition of Consolidated Nutrition, which includes the SuperSweet, Master Mix and Tindle Feeds brands.

Website: https://www.admanimalnutrition.com/

Headquarter: 1000 North 30th Street, Quincy, IL 62301, United States of America

Phone number: 866-666-7626

Annual production: 3 million metric tons

Perdue Farms is an American family owned food and agriculture company. They were founded over 100 years ago on trust - a value that runs through everything they do. Through two operating divisions, Perdue Foods and Perdue Agri Business, they are taking steps day by day toward their goal of becoming the most trusted name in the food and agricultural products industry. Their path forward is to become better every day, not just bigger.

They believe in food and responsible farming. They are giving consumers, customers and farmers reliable options for products and services. And here are some of the ways they're doing it:

• Animal care: they never use drugs to promote growth in poultry and livestock, and they are promoting animal care programs by partnering with animal rights organizations object.

• No Antibiotics: Their premium brands lead the way in antibiotic-free chicken, turkey, pork, beef, and lamb, as well as USDA-certified organic chicken and beef. They are also proud to present a growing portfolio of heritage, livestock and forage seed products.

• Sustainability: They have increased support for family farms by creating new markets, supporting organic production and providing farmers with products and services that increase the sustainability of normal agriculture.

Website: https://www.perduefarms.com/

Headquarter: Kings Mountain, NC 28086

Phone number: 1-800-473-7383

Annual production: 2.5 million metric tons

Basically, J.D. Heiskell & Co. is a family business built on generations of dedication to the principles of excellence, innovation, accountability, professionalism and integrity. As a family owned company, they are philanthropic service oriented, which is a hallmark of the best non-corporate businesses. They are a professionally managed corporation and have been included in the Forbes Top 250 list of Private Enterprises.

They bring the best aspects of science to the feed industry. Their product design team are scientists who have researched spectacularly successful products. Their nutrition based rations are always more profitable for customers. They lead the industry in offering commodity replacement rations that improve the nutritional composition of the feed they replace at a substantial discount to the market price of those ingredients.

With over 650 employees in their family, they have grown to be a company of team players and they value the partnerships and relationships with the customers they serve. They strive to ensure excellence and value in their products by building on the founder's vision, and by listening to the voices of customers and employees. Ethics, integrity and trust are the foundation of their business, a work of integrity, carefully and purposefully built by the founder.

Website: http://www.heiskell.com/

Headquarter: 1939 Hillman St., Tulare, CA 93274, USA

Phone number: 1-800-366-1886

Annual production: 2.2 million metric tons

Kent Nutrition Group (KNG) is the home of quality animal nutrition brands such as Kent and Blue Seal. Kent is a brand serving the Midwest and Blue Seal is a brand name for the Eastern United States, from Maine to Florida. KNG's origins date back to the innovation of Gage Allison Kent of Indianola, Iowa, who in 1927 revolutionized the cattle industry of his day by using only quality ingredients to develop beef for Kent 34%, was named “Filler Free Feed” and established the quality nutrition that the brand continues to this day. Meanwhile, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, H.K. The Webster family has run a similar business model in quality animal nutrition since 1868 and Blue Seal quality animal feed line.

Both companies flourished, with Kent moving to Muscatine, Iowa in 1936 to take advantage of the economical shipping of ingredients and products on the Mississippi River. Kent and Blue Seal increased their product offering and expanded their market area and share in the 1980s. In 1988, Kent's parent company purchased Blue Seal. Both companies operated successfully as independent entities until 2010, when Kent Nutrition Group, Inc. was established. KNG has combined the thriving Kent Feeds and Blue Seal Feeds into a single business, focused on serving commercial livestock producers, horse enthusiasts, country lifestyle enthusiasts, as well as owners of small animals and pets.

To better fulfill its mission to be the preeminent and most trusted pet nutrition company in the region in the United States, in 2015, KNG implemented a new branding strategy, helping Kent to be the quality pet nutrition company in the Midwest and Blue Seal to become a quality animal nutrition brand in the eastern United States.

Website: https://kentnutritiongroup.com/

Headquarter: 2905 US Highway 61 N, Muscatine, IA 52761

Phone number: (866) 647-1212

Annual production: 2 million metric tons

The story of Hi-Pro began in 1968 when they built their first factory in Friona, Texas. In 1972, they are known as Hi-Pro Feeds and established themselves as a feed brand in South Central America.

Over the course of 5 decades, Hi-Pro Feeds has been an innovator in animal nutrition. As a result, they soon applied the science of animal feed production. In the 1960s, they started providing nutrition services to get the most out of feed additives. In the 1970s, they developed the first computerized feed formulation program. After the 70s, they oversaw the use of Fast and In-situ Neighborhood Analysis of Near Infrared. Ten years later in the 1990s, they developed advanced amino acid digestibility based on animal nutrition formulations. Before they knew it, Hi-Pro Feeds was one of the first feed companies in North America to develop internationally recognized quality control certifications and programs.

In short, Hi-Pro Feeds continues innovation across the Southwest. They've seen a lot of changes over the last 50 years, but one thing that remains is Hi-Pro Feeds' commitment to nutrition.

Website: https://hiprofeeds.com/

Phone number: (806) 250-6820

Annual production: 1.9 million metric tons

Southern States Cooperative is a retail agricultural cooperative serving the agronomic, energy, and supply needs of its members and customers across eight states in the Southeastern United States. The VA-based Richmond Cooperative serves a wide range of farm inputs including: fertilizers, seeds, animal feed, pet food, animal health supplies and products petroleum, as well as other commodities for the farm and home.

The cooperative was founded in 1923 as the Virginia Seed Service (VSS) when Virginia farmers were unable to purchase guaranteed seed for planting in the commonwealth and soon expanded to include animal feed, inputs, and crops. into agronomy, energy and farm supplies. In the early 1930s, the cooperative was called Cochinchina. In 2020, Southern States joins GROWMARK to take advantage of the benefits that a broader partnership system will bring to members, Southern States continues to operate 87 corporate-owned retail locations and maintains partnerships with 44 locally owned Southern States cooperatives.

Today, Southern States is an agricultural cooperative focused on providing profitable farming solutions and trusted energy expertise to its members and customers based on the specific needs of the local community.

Website: https://www.southernstates.com/farm-store/

Annual production: 1.7 million metric tons