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MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's challenging economic environment, it is essential that cooperatives aggressively pursue member interests in the economic, political and social arenas, Land O'Lakes Chairman of the Board Pete Kappelman today told delegates and visitors at the national food and agricultural cooperative's 89th Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. "This past year has been difficult and stressful across the economy, and agriculture has been no exception," Kappelman told...
DALLAS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dean Foods (DF) announced that it was contesting a complaint filed today by the Department of Justice challenging its April 2009 acquisition of Foremost Farms. The company believes its acquisition of the DePere and Waukesha, Wis. fluid milk processing plants from Foremost is fully compliant with antitrust laws, and will defend itself vigorously against the complaint. The company believes that, from the time of the acquisition almost a year ago,...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A sculpture made from nearly 1,000 pounds of butter that pays tribute to dairy farm families was unveiled today at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, which will open Jan. 9. The sculpture depicts a dairy cow, as well as a dairy farmer pouring a glass of milk at the breakfast table with his family members. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program, the sculpture was crafted from butter donated by...
ARDEN HILLS, Minn., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Land O'Lakes, Inc. today reported third-quarter net sales of $2.2 billion and a net loss for the quarter of $4.3 million, as compared to net sales of $2.8 billion and net earnings of $28.6 million for the same quarter one year ago. Year-to-date, the company reported net sales of $7.9 billion and net earnings of $159.8 million, as compared to $9.4 billion and $192.6 million, respectively, for the first three quarters of 2008. Land O'Lakes...
ARDEN HILLS, Minn., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Land O'Lakes, Inc. today scheduled its third quarter earnings call for investors. The call will begin at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time on Thursday, November 5, 2009. The call will be preceded by an earnings release that morning. Presentation materials related to the call will be made available on Thursday morning at Land O'Lakes web site, www.landolakesinc.com, under the heading "Investor Relations," then "Investor Call." The conference call will be led...
LAND O'LAKES, Fla., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Optimal IdM, LLC, a leading global provider of identity management software and consulting solutions, today formally announced its cloud computing solution and its cloud beta program. Using its flagship platform, the Virtual Identity Server(TM) (VIS(TM)) and its automated compliance management tool (VIS for ACM(TM)), Optimal IdM can easily and efficiently provision and de-provision users into any cloud. Optimal IdM's cloud computing solution...
A woman used a ninja sword to cut her boyfriend during a fight sparked by a phone conversation with his ex-wife, authorities in Florida say.The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said William Allen, 39, was talking to his ex-wife by phone Sunday night at the Land O' Lakes home he shares with his girlfriend, Dana Gordon, 37, when the couple began to argue, the Tampa (Fla.) Tribune reported Tuesday.Gordon told deputies Allen started the physical part of the fight by slapping her across the face,...
ARDEN HILLS, Minn., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Land O'Lakes, Inc. today reported net sales of $5.8 billion and net earnings of $164.1 million for the first six months of 2009. While net sales were down from $6.6 billion for the first-half of last year, the $164.1 million in net earnings matched the same period one year ago, despite 2009's difficult economy. The company reported net sales of $2.8 billion and net earnings of $81.5 million for the second quarter, versus $3.3 billion in net...
ARDEN HILLS, Minn., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Land O'Lakes, Inc. today scheduled its second quarter earnings call for investors. The call will begin at 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time on Thursday, August 13, 2009. The call will be preceded by an earnings release that morning. Presentation materials related to the call will be made available on Thursday morning at Land O'Lakes web site, www.landolakesinc.com, under the heading "Investor Relations," then "Investor Call." The conference call will be led...
MURRAY, Ky., June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Team Land O'Lakes pro Keith Williams of Conway, Ark., caught a final-round total of 10 bass weighing 42 pounds even to win $125,000 in the FLW Tour event presented by Pringles on Kentucky/Barkley Lakes. Williams topped his closest rival, David Young of Mayfield, Ky., by 2 pounds, 6 ounces to earn the win and 200 points toward qualifying for the $2 million Forrest Wood Cup presented by Castrol and BP, which will be held July 30-Aug. 2 on the Three Rivers...
