AGRIBUSINESS
Crystal Sugar security denies petition delivery on behalf of locked-out workers 
Hundreds of locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers and their supporters were denied from delivering a petition to company CEO David Berg today as part of a “Journey for Justice” rally in Moorhead.
By Sam Benshoof , February 22, 2012
Smartphones make farmers smarter
Like a growing number of agriculturalists, Rick Swenson uses his cellphone for more than talking.
By Jonathan Knutson , February 05, 2012
High court overturns California slaughterhouse law
The Supreme Court has blocked a California law that would require euthanizing downed livestock at federally inspected slaughterhouses to keep the meat out of the nation's food system.
By Associated Press , January 23, 2012
N.D. farm products group to review 6 grant requests totaling $181,000
The grant requests to the Agricultural Products Utilization Commission total about $181,000. The commission meets Feb. 16 in Jamestown to discuss them.
By Associated Press , January 23, 2012
OUR OPINION: A catalyst for American Crystal's contract
It’s called a “reopener.” It’s a tool in labor negotiations for breaking stubborn deadlocks. And it just might work in the American Crystal Sugar case, because Crystal’s circumstances seem tailor-made for what a reopener can provide. Here’s how.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , January 17, 2012
American Crystal: Still acting in spirit of co-op?
As the lockout drags on, some question whether American Crystal Sugar is more concerned with the bottom line than with the community ideals of a co-op. The answer has something to do with its evolution.
By Dave Olson , January 16, 2012
Union seeks mediator in American Crystal lock-out
A union leader for locked-out American Crystal Sugar Co. workers says he has asked a federal mediator to lead another round of negotiations with the company. A representative for the company says it would be receptive to a mediator.
By Stephen J. Lee , January 11, 2012
2011 very good year for largest U.S. cooperative
Yet despite the good times, there's some restlessness these days at Minnesota-based CHS. Its farmer-owners see the world of agriculture changing in dramatic ways, and the co-op is scrambling to meet the challenge.
By Tom Webb , January 04, 2012
Humane Society in battle for funds with new similarly named group
The Humane Society of the United States says it's under attack by a new group that's trying to starve it of funding by urging donors to send money to local animal shelters instead.
By Steve Karnowski , December 19, 2011
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
Dayton calls for nonstop Crystal negotiations
Union embraces plan; Crystal management mumMinnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has put in writing a proposal he outlined over the weekend to restart contract talks in the American Crystal Sugar Co. labor dispute. It calls for negotiations for 9 a.m. to midnight with breaks only for eating and sleeping.
By Stephen J. Lee , December 05, 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
Dayton to American Crystal: Time for 'fair agreement' with locked-out workers
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton issued a statement Wednesday urging both sides in the American Crystal Sugar lockout to get back to the negotiation table, putting the most pressure on company officials.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 24, 2011
Taking the industry’s pulse: Former N.D. farmer leads Pulse USA, a growing seed business
The rising Devils Lake swallowed up most of Byron Lannoye’s farmland and drove him out of farming — but not out of agriculture.
By Jonathan Knutson , November 23, 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
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