Land O'Lakes, Inc.
                                  News Release


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                  Lydia Botham      651-481-2123
                  Dave Karpinski    651-481-2360

                    LAND O'LAKES TO CLOSE GREENWOOD FACILITY


February 1, 2006 (Arden Hills, Minn.)...Land O'Lakes today announced plans to
close its Greenwood, Wisconsin cheese manufacturing facility.

"The decision to close the manufacturing operations came after considerable
study of market trends and plant capabilities." said Land O'Lakes Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer for Dairy Foods Industrial Alan Pierson.

"There is declining milk production in the upper Midwest," Pierson said. "Given
these market conditions, it is not feasible to competitively operate our
Greenwood facility. A facility review indicated other Land O'Lakes plants were
the appropriate choice for continued production, based on available space,
production capacity and manufacturing flexibility. Closing Greenwood was a
difficult decision, but a necessary one."

The Greenwood facility closing will affect approximately 30 employees. Pierson
said Land O'Lakes would work with employees on outplacement services as well as
other benefits.

Company officials indicated the plant would be offered for sale.

ABOUT LAND O'LAKES

Land O'Lakes, Inc. (www.landolakesinc.com) is a national farmer-owned food and
agricultural cooperative with annual sales of more than $7 billion. Land O'Lakes
does business in all fifty states and more than fifty countries. It is a leading
marketer of a full line of dairy-based consumer, foodservice and food ingredient
products across the United States; serves its international customers with a
variety of food and animal feed ingredients; and provides farmers and ranchers
with an extensive line of agricultural supplies (feed, seed, crop nutrients and
crop protection products) and services.