Tag: Cargill
Cargill to lay off 5% of global workforce
Cargill, the largest privately-held company in the U.S. according to Forbes, is laying off 5% of its global workforce.
The Minnesota-based ag commodities trader attributed...
Month-long Teamsters strike against Cargill resolved
The month-long Teamsters Local 238 strike against the Cargill corn milling plant in southeast Cedar Rapids has been resolved, leaders from the union and...
Striking Cargill workers in Cedar Rapids face loss of health insurance benefits
Striking workers at the Cargill corn milling plant in southeast Cedar Rapids say the company plans to cut off employees’ health insurance by the...
Teamsters begin strike against Cargill corn plant in Cedar Rapids
Members of Teamsters Local 238 voted Tuesday, Oct. 1 to authorize a strike against Cargill’s corn milling plant in southeast Cedar Rapids.
Local 238 leaders...
Wage fixing lawsuit: Workers claim U.S. meat producers colluded
An antitrust lawsuit representing workers in the red meat processing industry is accusing 11 U.S. meat producers of colluding to suppress wages and benefits...
Amana Farms joins Cargill RegenConnect program
Amana Farms is enrolling 3,300 acres of their 2022-23 crop fields into Cargill RegenConnect – a voluntary market-based regenerative agriculture program that accesses the...
Cargill RegenConnect expands to Iowa, encourages carbon sequestration
Cargill RegenConnect, a voluntary market-based regenerative agriculture program that helps producers access the carbon marketplace, is expanding to Iowa and 14 other states for...
North Liberty narrowly fails in $650M biomanufacturing facility bid
Updated June 7
North Liberty’s proposal to bring a 500,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility — equal to $650 million in a total capital investment — was...
Corridor businesses respond to Russia-Ukraine conflict
Several businesses and industries with operations in the Corridor have issued official statements and responses to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February –...
Cargill study: More consumers considering sustainability in packaged food choices
Sustainability considerations now influence the majority of the world’s grocery shoppers when buying packaged foods such as potato chips and cookies, according to Cargill’s...