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Lifetime Achievement Award Congratulations to Gorica Rajcic-Spasojevic, General Manager for Headstart Hatching on receiving the prestigious Allied Lifetime Achievement Award from the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) at the 2025 Summer Summit! This award recognizes individuals in allied industries who have provided excellent long-time … Continued

Company Highlights Next Nest Members of the Next Nest team joined the HatchTech booth at IPPE in Atlanta the end of January.  Peter Gruhl, Director of Sales, and John Byers, Project Manager, along with the HatchTech team used this event as an opportunity to further showcase the HatchCare … Continued

Welcome to 2025!  As we reflect on the past year, we’re thrilled to share the holiday celebrations and the well-deserved awards recognizing the achievements of our teams.  In addition you’ll notice two new companies, Headstart Hatching and Nova-Tech Poultry have … Continued

Thanksgiving Turkeys The Presidential pardon of turkeys for Thanksgiving has been observed since 1947 and this year’s birds hail from Minnesota!  The turkeys being pardoned this year were grown by NTF Chair, John Zimmerman, and were hatched at Headstart Hatching.  Peter Gruhl, … Continued

Reminder | Open Enrollment has started Open Enrollment for all companies within our organization opened on Monday, October 21st and runs through Friday, November 8th.  This is a great time to review your current elections and update your coverage for the coming year.  … Continued

Nova-Tech & Headstart Partnership Over the past several months, Nova-Tech Engineering and Nova-Tech Poultry have been proud to collaborate closely with HeadStart Hatching to ensure their success by delivering top-tier poultry health and welfare solutions. This partnership marks our largest installation … Continued

Summer Fun The team at Life-Science Innovations enjoyed a sweltering evening at a Stinger’s game the end of July.  The food was delicious and it was a close game up until the very end when the Stinger’s fell by 1 … Continued

PALS Summer Celebration MinnWest Ag Conference MinnWest Technology Campus co-hosted the Partners in Ag Innovation Conference with the Kandiyohi County Economic Development on June 18th. This year’s theme for the annual conference was The Impact of Technology on Agriculture.  Speakers addressed topics on AI, climate … Continued

The month of June is National Turkey Lover’s month!  As an organization heavily involved in the turkey industry from many different aspects, it seems appropriate that we would celebrate this and highlight how you can incorporate more turkey into your menu.  Whether you’re a … Continued

Engagement Surveys Engagement Surveys are in full swing with Select Genetics!  In the past month surveys, along with some additional trainings, took place in Missouri and North Carolina.  Engagement surveys provide metrics for employee satisfaction, serve as a guide for valuable conversations with leaders and managers, and … Continued