Lawsuit: Land O'Lakes conspired to drive up dairy prices
The Arden Hills company is facing allegations that it conspired with other dairy producers to slaughter herds to reduce supply and drive up prices.
The Arden Hills company is facing allegations that it conspired with other dairy producers to slaughter herds to reduce supply and drive up prices.
The crash happened early Saturday morning in Waconia.
Police say they recovered evidence that more than 40 rounds were fired in the shooting.
The giveaway backfired when word of it reached social media.
The vote was certified by the National Labor Relations Board Friday.
The crash occurred on Highway 21 in Embarrass Township Friday night.
The State Patrol says neither were wearing seat belts.
The Richfield retailer has been dealing with a shift in consumer trends.
It happened at a course that was founded as a Jewish country club 100 years ago.
The puppies were in good health when they were discovered.
There have been 57 deaths reported as homicides in Minneapolis this year.
The Arden Hills-based dairy food producer has reached a deal to buy the popular New York-based pudding maker. Land O'Lakes CEO Chris Policinski said, "Kozy Shack is a strong strategic fit with our value-added dairy foods product portfolio."
Dairy cooperative Land O'Lakes said its second-quarter earnings fell 29 percent, due to softness in its flagship dairy foods business, though sales continued to grow.
Land O'Lakes Inc. posted net income of $18 million in the third-quarter, compared to a $30 million loss a year earlier, the Star Tribune reports. The Arden Hills-based co-op also reported a seven percent increase in sales.
Starting in January, express mail prices will shoot up more than $5. Officials say the post office could face bankruptcy as soon as September unless Congress makes changes like closing locations and reducing delivery to five days a week.
The plan developed by Rep. Collin Peterson would replace dairy programs with new ones aimed at better protecting farmers by limited milk production when the difference between milk prices and the cost of producing it fell to a certain level.
Long strenuous hours and rising operating costs can be blamed for fewer milk producers in Minnesota. The Star Tribune reports there are roughly 4,079 dairy farms in the state -- 356 fewer than in January 2011.
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