Crystal Valley Cooperative

Cargill Inc is a global corporation based in Mankato, MN, specializing in the production and distribution of agricultural commodities and food ingredients. With a focus on sustainability and innovation, Cargill Inc operates across multiple sectors, including agriculture, food, and financial services, to meet the evolving needs of its customers and partners. Generated from their business information

Founded in 1973, Big Gain is a regional manufacturer of livestock and poultry feeds. The company employs more than 100 employees who formulate, manufacture, sell and deliver feed to beef, swine, dairy, sheep and poultry producers. It offers support beyond traditional training for dealers and on-farm service for producers. Big Gain has over 125 retail dealers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota and Illinois. The company s manufacturing plants include Kahl Anular Gap Expander, a machine that helps to improve the digestibility and bypass qualities of feedstuffs. It operates a fleet of nearly 30 delivery trucks with the capability of hauling up to 22 tons of feed.

Hubbard Feeds, headquartered in Mankato, Minn., manufactures and distributes a full range of animal nutrition products and programs for hogs, cattle, horses and companion animals. The company manufactures pre-mixes, starter feeds, supplements, and in some cases complete diets for animals. Its customers include traditional livestock farmers and our commercial customers with more than several thousand animals Hubbard operates plants in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, North Dakota, Kansas, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana and Nebraska. It is a subsidiary of Ridley Incorporated, one of North America s leading commercial animal nutrition companies. Ridley is headquartered in Mankato, Minn., and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ridley acquired Hubbard Feeds in May of 1997.