No, Superman didn't found the place, but sans cape as the Clarkster, he may have purchased cat food from this Iowa farm. Kent Feeds produces animal-care and animal-feed products (including feed for cattle, dairy cows, horses, goats, poultry, sheep and swine, as well as for household pets). The company's goods are available though dealers in more than a dozen US states , as well as on its Web site. Kent also makes pet food products under such brand names as Active Dog, Blue Seal, Kit & Cat, and Tasty Nuggets. Kent Feeds is a subsidiary of Muscatine Foods Corporation.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch ... the sprawling King Ranch, to be exact. Founded in 1853, King Ranch's operations extend beyond its original 825,000 Texan cattle-raising acres. The ranch is still home to cattle and horses, of course. However, King Ranch oversees considerable farming interests in its home state and elsewhere (cotton, sorghum, sod, citrus, pecans, vegetables, and cane sugar). It also has varied retail operations (hardware, designer saddles and other leather goods, publishing and printing). In addition, King Ranch also beefs up revenues with tourist dollars from birdwatchers, hunters, and sightseers who visit its Texas ranch lands. The descendants of founder Richard King own King Ranch.

Knox Nursery, Inc. is a Florida plug and liner producer that packs the Florida sun into every plant, providing our customers with a Better Built Plant in our GoPlug™ and Flori-Color™ liner production. Dutch rolling benches are incorporated throughout the whole operation and each tray is equipped with an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip that is an integral part of the software program Grower's Own™, developed by Knox Nursery, Inc. Annuals are an everyday business for Knox Nursery. Founded in 1962, the company grows 13,000 varieties of flowering annuals for a variety of customers, including landscapers and home improvement chain stores, nationwide. For the production of seedling annuals, which account for most of the company's sales, Knox Nursery spent about $6 million to build a growing facility that uses automation to cut labor costs, about in half. It operates its business on more than 20 acres in Florida. The company's major customers have included Ball Seed, Walt Disney World, and DPT Brokerage. The Knox family took the company private in mid-2005, citing the high cost of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.

Kodiak Fishmeal Company opened business with a new fish by-products processing facility in January of 1995. Its purpose is to produce top-grade fishmeals for use in the aquaculture and livestock feed markets as well as the agriculture business. The facility consists of 23,216 square feet and is capable of processing over 1,000 metric tons of fish per day.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad ("KLK"), a leading Malaysian plantation company, traces its origin back to 1906 when The Kuala Lumpur Rubber Company, Limited ("KLR") was set up in London to oversee some 600 hectares of rubber plantation, including some coffee, planted in Malaya, (now Malaysia). By 1960 through various acquisitions, the hectarage increased to 29,843 ha. covering Malaya, Indonesia and Nigeria. KLR's interests in Indonesia and Nigeria was disposed off in 1973 and 1976 respectively. Kuala Lumpur Kepong has a hand in everything from rubber gloves to lotion. The diversified company's plantation unit consists of 210,000 hectares (more than 500,000 acres) in Malaysia and Indonesia, which grow palm oil, rubber, and cocoa. Its subsidiary Crabtree & Evelyn sells personal care items worldwide; its Standard Soap unit makes private-label toiletry products that are sold in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and the US. The company's Masif Lates unit makes rubber gloves for household and industrial use and its BKB Hevea operation makes engineered hardwood flooring. The company also manufactures oleochemicals and specialty chemicals through KLK Oleo, and has operations in property development.

L&M Companies, Inc. was founded in Raleigh, NC in 1964. Over the years, L&M grew and expanded into farming ventures up and down the East Coast, incorporating L&M Farms in 1983. In addition to its original farms in Georgia and Florida, L&M has continued to expand across the United States, Mexico, Central and South America.Today, L&M Farms and L&M Companies are members of the L&M Family of Companies—a fully integrated year-round supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables. We are growers, packers, shippers and marketers offering a full range of services including warehousing, distribution, transportation, information technology and more. From the beginning, L&M was committed to excellent service, unyielding integrity and long-term relationships. After more than four decades of hard work and growth, we still live by these same values.

Whether rodent, fowl, bovine, or swine, Land O'Lakes Purina Feed will have something for it to eat. As the largest US producer of animal feeds, the company addresses the dietary needs of livestock (poultry, swine, and dairy and beef cattle); specialty animals (such as llamas and emus); zoo and lab animals; wild birds; and companion animals (pets). In addition to feed, the company makes milk-replacer products for young animals, premixes, supplements, and custom-mixed feeds, along with offering farm-management advice and services. It is a subsidiary of dairy giant Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Latham Seed Company provides genetically superior varieties of soybean seed to farmers in the upper Midwest, including Iowa and parts of Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Soybean brands sold include Roundup Ready and CystX. The company was founded in 1947 by Willard Latham. It remains family-owned and -operated. Its newly formed sister company, Latham Hybrids, specializes in seed corn.

Louis Dreyfus Group is banking on agriculture, energy, and properties. The conglomerate has operations around the globe and is engaged in processing, trading, and merchandising a range of agricultural commodities, including wheat, oilseeds, cocoa, coffee, cotton, meat, rice, sugar, and ethyl alcohol. Its citrus division is one of the world's largest producers of orange juice. Other activities include petroleum product refining and marketing, property development, forestry management, electricity distribution, and renewable energy projects. The group is owned by Louis Dreyfus SAS, which in turn is a subsidiary of Florentz, the chief holding company for Louis Dreyfus.

Luckey Farmers, Inc. estabished in 1919 is a Grain Marketing and Farm Supply Cooperative located in Northwest Ohio, with facilities in Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, and Wood Counties.Luckey Farmers is a result of several mergers, consolidations and acquisitions currently serves approximately 2000 members with Grain Marketing, Plant Food, Seed, Feed, General Farm Supplies, and Petroleum products. Our Seed and Feed feature our patented Gro-Mor line of products. Current facilities consist of 9 Grain locations, 9 Agronomy facilities, a Feed Manufacturing Plant, Seed Processing Facility, 3 Cardtrol Petroleum Stations and 4 Fuel Delivery Trucks to service farm, home and light industry.

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