Our history

Explore the roots of Cargill — 1865 to present day 

Cargill is a large, successful, family-owned food business with its roots in the pioneer farmlands of America's Midwest. Our origins can be traced back to W. W. Cargill's first grain storage facility on the American frontier in 1865. This storage facility sowed the seeds for the flourishing food business that helps to nourish so many of us today.

• Featured story: Innovation train — How Cargill moved 400,000 bushels of corn 1,300 miles and reinvented an industry.
• Download our history summary and list of additional resources.
• Download the Cargill timeline.