ML Macadamia Orchards, L.P. (“MLMO”) was founded in 1986 under Delaware partnership law as a publicly traded partnership (NYSE – “NUT”). MLMO is engaged in the business of growing and farming macadamia nuts in the state of Hawaii. The Company owns or leases approximately 4,190 tree acres of macadamia nut orchards in three regions within a 50 mile radius on the island of Hawaii. The Company also performs farming services on approximately 2,100 tree acres for other orchard owners. ML Macadamia Orchards, L.P. is the world’s largest grower of macadamias. The Partnership is managed by its general partner, ML Resources, Inc. (the Managing Partner). Throughout the first 19 years of its existence, the Managing Partner was owned by various related entities, which managed the Partnership’s business activities. Effective January 6, 2005, 100% of the outstanding shares of ML Resources, Inc. were purchased by the Partnership on behalf of the limited partners.

Moonlight Packing Corporation does its business so we can partake in fruit consumption by sunlight and moonlight. The California growing/packing/distribution company is a stone-fruit (peaches, nectarines, plums, pluots) and table-grape grower, packer and supplier.

Castle & Cooke, Inc. and Dole Food Company, Inc. are privately held companies owned by David H. Murdock, who also serves as chairman and chief executive officer of both companies since 1985. Castle & Cooke and Dole Food Company (formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange), were acquired by Mr. Murdock in 2000 and 2003, respectively. The food-related businesses operate as Dole Food Company, and all other businesses operate as Castle & Cooke.Mr. Murdock's combined companies make up one of the largest privately-held companies in America, with approximately 63,000 employees operating in more than 90 countries around the world. This website focuses on the collection of assets under the Castle & Cooke umbrella of companies. Among Castle & Cooke's greatest assets are its plentiful land and real estate holdings, much of which can be traced back more than 150 years to when Samuel Northrup Castle and Amos Starr Cooke began their business partnership by operating a general store in Hawai'i. The spirit, vision, integrity and perseverance of these two men sparked the formation of a company that grew to global proportions over the years.The company’s diversified businesses have operations in over 24 states and include the development and ownership of real estate, leasing of transportation equipment, manufacture of brick and building materials, oil and gas holdings, aviation services, and ownership of public warehouses. In Hawai'i the company also owns 98% of the 90,000 acre island of Lana’i and two award winning Four Seasons Hotels.

From piglets to poults and hogs to hens, Murphy-Brown supervises a growth industry. As the livestock production subsidiary of pork-processing giant Smithfield Foods, it is the world's largest hog producer and a leading US turkey producer as well. Through partnerships with contract farmers and its own farms, Murphy-Brown maintains about 1 million breeding sows and produces more than 17 million market hogs annually. Its turkey operations produce about 10 million turkeys a year. Along with its own animal production facilities, the company contracts with about 1,700 US farmers, who supply the company with hogs and turkeys.

Nash Produce is a leading producer of fresh vegetables serving wholesalers and retailers around the country. With growers in North and South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, and Virginia, the company harvests, packs, and ships cantaloupes, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and watermelons. It is also one of the leading producers and processors of pickling cucumbers in the US. Nash Produce was started by Dale Bone in 1977 as a cucumber-grading station. It was purchased by a group of North Carolina growers in 2006.

Well, of course grape growers want to hang out in a bunch! The more than 1,200 grower/owners who belong to the National Grape Cooperative Association harvest purple, red, and white grapes from almost 50,000 acres of vineyards in order to supply its wholly owned subsidiary Welch Foods. Welch's makes and sells juices, jams, and jellies under the Welch's and Bama brands. Other co-op products include fresh eating grapes, which are distributed by C.H. Robinson Worldwide, as well as dried fruit and frozen juice bars. National Grape Cooperative growers maintain vineyards in Pennsylvania, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Washington, and in Ontario, Canada. In 2009 the co-op sold more than 40,000 tons of grapes.

Naumes is a leading producer of pears with orchards in California, Oregon, and Washington. It grows, packs, and ships a number of different varieties including Anjou, Bartlett, and Seckel pears. In addition, the company produces several varieties of apples, along with cherries and such specialty fruit as Asian pears and persimmons. Naumes has centralized packing facilities in California and Oregon, along with 225,000 sq. ft. of cold storage. The company also produces juice concentrate at a facility in Washington. The family-owned company was established in 1946, though the Naumes family began growing apples in Oregon in the early 1900s.

Netafim knows how to rein in water and then disperse it ...slowly. Serving agricultural and landscaping companies around the globe, the company designs drip irrigation systems (enabling the slow-release of water) for farming and landscaping, as well as specialized systems for greenhouses and bio-energy crops. It also manufactures products such as dripperlines, sprinklers, mist emitters, valves, and water meters, as well as various farming machinery used to maximize irrigation efficiency. The company, which operates in about 110 countries, manufactures its products at more than a dozen factories located around the world. Netafim was founded in 1965.

NEW Cooperative provides its Iowa member/farmers with a full range of agricultural products and services, including corn and soybean drying, storage, pricing, marketing. The co-op also provides its member/farmers with seed, feed, crop protection, soil sampling, fertilizer and a staff of agronomy experts. It operates via a network of 23 facilities located 14 counties in the northwestern region of Iowa. The organization was formed as the result of a merger of two cooperatives in 1973; it has expanded throughout the years as a result of other co-ops joining NEW. Regarding its name, NEW stands for North East Webster (Iowa's Webster County is part of the company's original service area).

Akey works to prevent achy breaky hearts in American farm animals. North American Nutrition Companies (NANCO), which does business as Akey, provides blending, manufacturing, distribution, and nutritional services to the feed, livestock, and poultry industries around the world. The company provides diet formulation, feeding-program recommendation, and product-development services. It also manufactures feed-grade drugs, vitamin and mineral products, and specialty feed mixes. In addition to dairy and beef cattle, calves, swine, and poultry, Akey make products for sheep , goats, lamb, horses, and camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas). The company is a subsidiary of Dutch agricultural company Provimi.

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