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  • 24 Mar 2015
  • First Look

First Look: March 24

is the recent expansion of the company into value-added protein products in a division called JBS Foods. Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/515066-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 515-069 Note on Agriculture... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Donald H. McLaughlin

    McLaughlin spent 55 years with Homestake Mining creating the largest supplier of gold in the United States. An ardent supporter of the gold standard, McLaughlin was equally adept as both a hands-on miner and a college geology professor. As CEO of Homestake, he... View Details
    Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

      John H. MacMillan, Jr.

      During MacMillan’s presidency, the family grain business grew significantly. He invested in several large grain elevators within the United States and expanded Cargill’s operations to Europe (becoming the largest European grain company) and South America. By 1957, the... View Details
      Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

        Robert J. Kleberg, Sr.

        After Richard King, the founder of King Ranch died, Kleberg, the firm’s former legal counsel, took over the management of the 600,000 acre ranch in Texas. Kleberg expanded the ranch to over 1.3 million acres. Although the ranch eventually made profits from its oil,... View Details
        Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
        • 24 Jun 2014
        • News

        Latest Climate Change Report Paints Dire Picture For Business

        Keywords: Agriculture; Agriculture
        • Profile

        John Rogers

        of a fourth generation farmer, I have found no greater fulfillment than serving those in developing communities that rely upon agriculture for their livelihood. The personal joy that comes from supporting farmers - and the exciting... View Details
        Keywords: Other Financial Services; Manufacturing
        • 25 Feb 2013
        • Research & Ideas

        Lean Strategy Not Just for Start-Ups

        upgrades, forming hypotheses and conducting experiments with each new version along the way. Intuit adopted such a strategy when developing Fasal, a mobile platform that delivers agricultural market price information to farmers in India.... View Details
        Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
        • Fast Answer

        India - Industry specific research

        padding-bottom: 0.35em;"> Brings together agriculture related government information including statistics, technology, resource management, etc. View Details
        • Profile

        Scott Wu

        and make the government’s international outreach efforts—from agriculture and education to health care—more effective and scalable. Wu describes the work at USAID as “essentially a two-and-a-half year-old venture capital fund housed in... View Details
        Keywords: Nonprofit / Government; Venture Capital / Private Equity; Financial Services; Technology
        • 01 Sep 2013
        • News

        Who Are We?

        information. We owe it to those who passed away in the disaster to upgrade our systems to help save lives in any future calamity." —GE AGRICULTURE John Whiteside Grass Farmer, Wolf Creek Farm For years, the résumé of John Whiteside (MBA... View Details
        Keywords: Garry Emmons; Julia Hanna; Dan Morrell; social media,; Twitter; SodaStream; consulting; consultant; CEO; farming; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture; Agriculture
        • 19 Jun 2009
        • Research Event

        Business Summit: The Evolution of Agribusiness

        Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 13, 2008 Moderator: David E. Bell, HBS faculty Speakers: Ray Goldberg, HBS faculty,... View Details
        Keywords: Re: David E. Bell & Ray A. Goldberg; Agriculture & Agribusiness

          John D. Ryan

          Ryan’s negotiation skills helped put an end to bitter competition among Montana copper moguls in the early 1900s. When he assumed control of Anaconda, he capitalized on the increasing importance of copper in electricity production, growing Anaconda into the largest... View Details
          Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

            Joseph P. Routh

            When Routh assumed the position of President in 1938, Pittston’s coal and oil production businesses were generating $26 million in revenues and losing approximately $1 million on the bottom-line. Through shrewd investments and tight financial controls, Routh created a... View Details
            Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

              Stephen Birch

              Under Birch’s direction, Kennecott Copper experienced impressive growth. In 1915, the firm had 450 employees and $11 million in sales. By the time of Birch’s death in 1940, Kennecott Copper had nearly 29,000 employees and sales in excess of $177 million. Kennecott... View Details
              Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                Fred M. Nelson

                Nelson presided over Texas Gulf Sulphur’s most dramatic period of expansion and profitability. He initiated international expansion and began to diversify the company’s operations. Under his leadership, Texas Gulf became the largest producer of sulphur in the United... View Details
                Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                  James R. Moffett

                  In 1981, Moffett orchestrated one of the largest and most profitable mergers in Wall Street history – the merger of his oil exploration company, McMoRan Oil and Gas Company, with Freeport Minerals Corporation – creating a $4 billion enterprise. A geologist by training,... View Details
                  Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                    Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr.

                    McCormick was responsible for International Harvester’s successful consolidation. During his tenure, the firm developed more efficient types of machines, research departments were greatly expanded with “model farms” set up throughout the country, and employee benefit... View Details
                    Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                      William G. Mather

                      Mather headed the company for 50 years. He was instrumental in consolidating several mining operations into one powerful force. He also embarked on a major diversification program by investing in iron-ore industries and steel operations. View Details
                      Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                        George H. Love

                        Love took control of his uncle’s struggling coal operation and built it into the largest and most successful coal mining operation in the US. Through a series of acquisitions and mergers, Love was able to achieve broader economies of scale. His technology investments... View Details
                        Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                          Hans W. Becherer

                          Becherer rebuilt Deere & Company, following the financial farm crisis of the 1980s, into a diverse, global competitor. In 1998, revenues from outside the United States accounted for approximately 25% of Deere & Company sales. Becherer so successfully... View Details
                          Keywords: Agriculture & Mining