The company's purpose is to operate an agricultural business, specifically the breeding of utility animals of all kinds, the management of agricultural land, contract work, the processing, refinement and sale of all products and the trade in agricultural products, including the related ancillary services, such as trade, administration and licensing and patenting, as well as the provision of services in the field of agriculture. The company may also acquire, encumber, sell and manage properties in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and grant securities for the liabilities of affiliated companies.