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Some people feed their pets better than they feed themselves, which is why the makers of food for dogs hold themselves to the highest quality standards. As a supplier of meat for dog treats, Cargill has gone to great lengths to ensure the safety of their supply chain.
From the shores of Southern Indonesia, Africa, South America and Canada, farmers head out on boats for the same crop: seaweed. Its seedstock is harvested and dried on land, then processed to extract carrageenans, tiny molecular structures that lend texturizing properties to many different kinds of products.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that there are about 800 million chronically undernourished people in the world today—that is approximately one in nine, many of whom are children. While the world has made great progress reducing hunger, feeding the world remains a challenge.
If anyone can be considered an expert on insulation, it is Owens Corning®. The global company invented their proprietary FIBERGLASTM insulation in the 1930s. Decade by decade, the company has steadily evolved its portfolio, developing products and services for industries ranging from aerospace and automotive to public infrastructure and consumer goods.
Cargill has been working in China since the early 1970s, introducing its expertise in agricultural best practices to harvest and move crops to the places where they are needed most. Today, more than 9,000 employees work across 51 divisions, improving efficiency and adding value in the production, processing, distribution and trade of food and agricultural products.
Although a self-sufficient food producer, India is home to one quarter of the world's hungry, and an estimated 40% of the country's children are malnourished. The prevalence of underweight children in India is among the highest in the world, accounting for nearly one-third of the world's growth-stunted youth.
In the late 1940s, Cargill was looking for fresh viewpoints to evolve corporate culture and improve operations. Executive Vice President Austen Cargill proposed a plan that he believed could accomplish both.
Cargill's third president brings big ideas and an assertive business style to drive innovation and expansion for the company.
Paddling enthusiasts are trying to get a huge number of canoes and kayaks onto the Minnesota River Saturday for National Get Outdoors Day. Alex Watson, a regional naturalist for the Department of Natural Resources, says the goal is to get people to paddle every navigable mile of the Minnesota River.
Community members came together tonight for a town hall meeting focusing on issues important to Minnesota's Somali-Americans. WCCO Radio's John Williams moderated the event.
Investigators spent the day questioning prison workers and contractors trying to figure out how two killers escaped from a maximum security prison. So, how often do prisoners escape? Good Question.
Despite all the rain we had in May, some of the state is still experiencing moderate drought conditions -- and it's expected that will expand once we get to drier months like July and August.
You may not have noticed much of a change at the gas pumps over the past week, but there is good news ahead -- experts say gas prices have hit their peak for the year.
The Minnesota Department of Health released new numbers Monday on sign-ups for medical marijuana, which will become available to eligible and registered patients on July 1. MDH officials said they have received more than 100 applications for medical marijuana from health care practitioners.
A 19-year-old Browerville, Minnesota, man is dead after he was thrown from his pick-up truck as it rolled over on Highway 71.
