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Land O' Lakes

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  • Boland, Michael A.
  • Amanor-Boadu, Vincent
  • Barton, David G.

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The case begins with an examination of Land O' Lakes' diversified portfolio of businesses. The business had undergone significant changes since 1998 - it dominated market share in butter and deli cheese, had become the largest crop protection, plant nutrient, and feed manufacturer in the US, and was the fourth largest US seed company. Land O'Lakes used mergers, joint ventures, acquisitions of public and private firms, and divestitures/closing of assets to restructure its portfolio to build its portfolio. The main issue was to evaluate its diversified portfolio of businesses and find ways to improve future performance.

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  • Boland, Michael A. & Amanor-Boadu, Vincent & Barton, David G., 2004. "Land O' Lakes," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 7(2), pages 1-13.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ifaamr:8118
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.8118
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    1. Dobson, William D. & Christ, Paul, 2000. "Structural Change In The U.S. Dairy Industry: Growth In Scale, Regional Shifts In Milk Production And Processing, And Internationalism," Staff Papers 12611, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
    2. Dobson, William D. & Christ, Paul, 2000. "Structural Change in the U.S. Dairy Industry: Growth in Scale, Regional Shifts in Milk Production and Processing, and Internationalism," Staff Paper Series 438, University of Wisconsin, Agricultural and Applied Economics.
    3. WILLIAM D. DOBSON & Paul Christ, 2000. "Structural Change in the U.S. Dairy Industry: Growth in Scale, Regional Shifts in Milk Production and Processing, and Internationalism," Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural and Applied Economics Staff Papers 438, Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural and Applied Economics Department.
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    1. Michael Boland & Brendan Cooper & James M. White, 2016. "Making Sustainability Tangible: Land O'Lakes and the Dairy Supply Chain," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 98(2), pages 648-657.
    2. Rousselière, Samira & Rousselière, Damien & Ramani, Shyama, 2016. "Innovation Led Alliances: Theory and application to the GM Plant Industry," 2016 Annual Meeting, July 31-August 2, Boston, Massachusetts 235711, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    3. Schumacher, Sara K. & Boland, Michael A., 2003. "Measuring Industry And Firm Effects In Food And Agribusiness Firms," International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, International Food and Agribusiness Management Association, vol. 5(4), pages 1-14.

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