Commodity Specialists Co

Formed in 1983, AGP Grain Marketing, also known as AGP and Ag Processing, is a farmer-owned cooperative involved in the procurement, processing, marketing and transportation of grains and grain products. The company is comprised of more than 200 local cooperatives representing in excess of 250,000 farmers throughout the American Midwest, and six regional cooperatives representing farmers throughout the United States and Canada. AGP s mission is to serve local cooperatives and agricultural producers and owners by performing the primary business functions of acquisition, processing, and marketing of agricultural products. The company markets a number of branded products, including AminoPlus, AgGRowth, Protinal and Proagro. AGP maintains its corporate headquarters in Omaha, Neb., and operates soybean processing plants in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Missouri.

Tyson Foods was established in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale, Ark. The company is one of the world s largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef and pork and is one of the largest food companies in the Fortune 500. The company produces a variety of protein-based and prepared food products, which are marketed under the Powered by Tyson strategy. Tyson is a recognized market leader in the retail and food service markets it serves, providing products and service to customers throughout the United States and more than 80 countries. The company has approximately 114,000 workers employed at more than 300 facilities and offices in the United States and throughout the world, including a location in Omaha, Neb.

Established in 1885, John Roth and Son Inc. produces a wide range of animal protein feeds and related products. Based in Omaha, Neb., its products include edible Type 2 collagen, spray-dried animal plasma and rotary-dried blood meal. The company also manufactures organic fertilizers for plants requiring nitrogen. John Roth and Son Inc. serves the commercial livestock industry. The company markets spray-dried animal plasma product derived from bovine sources. Its blood meal is produced from clean, fresh animal blood, exclusive of all extraneous material such as hair, stomach belching and urine.