Contracts

Source of Contracts

The agricultural marketing and production contracts found here have been voluntarily submitted to the Iowa Attorney General's Office (Office). The Office welcomes the submission of additional contracts. Under Iowa law, it is illegal to include a confidentiality clause in most production contracts or in a contract for the purchase of livestock. (See Iowa Code sections 202.3 and 202A.4). [Get links here] Any information in contracts submitted to the Office which would identify the producers involved is removed before posting.
Purpose of Posting Contracts. Contracts are posted here as a public service The goal is to provide producers and others with useful market information that may not otherwise obtainable.

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Contract Links:

Swine - Marketing Contracts

Farmland Industries Inc.

• Farmland Marketing Agreement
• Farmland Marketing Agreement

Hormel Foods Corporation

• Hog Procurement Agreement
• Long Term Procurement Agreement I
• Long Term Procurement Agreement II
• Long Term Procurement Agreement III
• Long Term Procurement Agreement Original
• Long Term Procurement Agreement B
• Long Term Procurement Agreement C
• Long Term Hog Procurement Agreement IV
• Short Term Hog Procurement Agreement
• Short Term Procurement Agreement

IBP

• Hog Procurement Agreement I
• Hog Procurement Agreement II
• Payment Guaranty

John Morrell & Co.

• MVP Program Participation Agreement
• Morrell Ledger Contract #1
• Morrell Ledger Contract #2
• Window Pricing Agreement
• Hog Procurement Agreement #1
• Hog Procurement Agreement #2

Pork Plus Inc.

• Market Swine Grower Agreement

Pork Technologies Inc.

• Herd Production Program Agreement

Swift & Co.

• Swift One
• Swift Two
• Swift Three

Swiss Valley Ag. Service

• Early Weaning Pig Purchase Agreement

Swine - Production Contracts

Christensen Farms & Feedlots, Inc.

• Independent Contractor Agreement

Murphy Farms Inc.

• Contract Grower Agreement I
• Contract Grower Agreement II
• Contract Grower Agreement III

Iowa Select Farms

• Contract Grow-Finish Agreement (Draft)
• Contract Grow-Finish Agreement

Land O Lakes Inc.

• Independent Contractor Finishing Agreement I
• Independent Contractor Finishing Agreement II

Heartland Pork Enterprises Inc.

• Swine Management, Grow-Out and Feeding Agreement

Farmland

• Amendment of Iowa Grow/Finish Agreement

New Fashion Pork

• Independent Contractor Agreement

Swine - Purchase Contracts

Cargill Inc.

• Confidentiality Agreement

• Letter of Intent
• Pig.Nettm Agreement
• Pig.Nettm Hog Purchase & Supply Agreement
• Pork Works (1997)
• Pork Works (2001)

Miscellaneous Agreements/Contracts

• Weaner Pig Supply and Purchase Agreement
• Weaner Pig Purchase Agreement
• Weaner Pig Agreement
• Grow/Finish Agreement

Purina

• Purina Producer Pass-Through Agreement

TriCounty

• Feeder Pig Sale And Purchases Agreement

Cattle Production Contracts

Cattle Contracts

• Farmers COOP Society
• Custom Feeding Agreement
• Feeding Contract

Cattle Marketing Contracts

IBP

• Beef Procurement Agreement

Packerland Packing Co.

• Contract

Poultry Contracts

ConAgra

• Broiler Contract One
• Broiler Contract Two
• Broiler Contract Three

Jennie-O

• Minnesota Grow/Store Agreement (contract 1)
• Minnesota Grow/Store Agreement (contract 2)

MBA

• Broiler Agreement

Perdue

• Brooder Agreement

Feed Grade Soybean Contract

Scoular Grain

• Purchase Contract

Soybean Production Contracts

Optimum Quality Grains (Highoil)

• Agreement to Grow Optimum Soybeans (Crestland Coop)
• Agreement to Grow Optimum Soybeans (Buyers Call)
• Agreement to Grow Optimum Soybeans (Nebraska Contract)
• Agreement to Grow Optimum Soybeans (Wisconsin Contract)

Optimum Quality Grains (Highprotein)

• Agreement to Grow Optimum Soybeans (High Protein Buyer's Call)
• Agreement to Grow Optimum Soybeans (High Protein Lynnville)
• Agreement to Grow Optimum Soybeans (High Protein Soybeans)

Optimum Quality Grains (Highsucrose)

• Agreement to Grow Optimum Soybeans (High Sucrose Lynnville and Aspinwall)
• Agreement to Grow Optimum Soybeans (High Sucrose Continental Grains in Nebraska)

Pioneer

• Marketing Agreement

Crestland Cooperative Co.

• Soybean Production Agreement

World Food Processing

• Grower Contract

Organic Soybean Production Contracts

Sully Cooperative Agreement

• Contract Growing Agreement

Corn Production Contracts

Dupont Specialty Grains (Highoil)

• Export Production Agreement

Optimum Quality Grains (Highoil)

• High Oil Corn Buyer's Call

Cargill Performance 90

• Performance 90 Contract

Contact:

Iowa Attorney General's Farm Division
Lucas Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Phone: 515/281-5351
Fax: 515/242-6072
Email: farm@ag.state.ia.us