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2025 Governor’s International Trade Award Nova‑Tech Engineering was selected as one of five Minnesota companies to receive the 2025 Governor’s International Trade Award, a prestigious recognition honoring organizations that demonstrate outstanding success in exporting manufactured goods, agricultural products, processed foods, or services across global markets. Entering its 40th year, this award highlights Minnesota companies that … Continued

Celebrating Two Remarkable Careers On November 13, Select Genetics celebrated the retirement of two exceptional team members, Gail Bertsch and Jan Johnson, who together have contributed nearly 100 years of dedication, hard work, and service to Willmar Poultry Company, Ag Forte, Select Genetics, and the turkey industry. Gail joined Willmar Poultry Company on August 24, 1978. … Continued

Harvest Season Wrap-Up This year’s harvest season was one for the record books! The Farm Service Elevator team successfully received over 2 million bushels of corn, with two of the busiest days topping 270 loads each, shattering the previous high of 203 loads in a single day. It was truly a team effort as everyone worked together … Continued

LSI Shared Services Summit In August, LSI Shared Services brought together its entire team for a dynamic 2-day Summit filled with connection, collaboration, and growth. The event offered a rare and valuable opportunity for all employees to engage face-to-face, explore the diverse functions within Shared Services, and dive into impactful professional development sessions. A highlight … Continued

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 service to Minnesota’s turkey industry and are well-respected by their peers and … 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 technology for turkeys, connect with customers, and share data … 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 officially become part of our family of companies. Both companies, formed last year, have now … 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, Director of Sales, for Next Nest Hatching will assist in transporting the birds … 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.  Elections selected during the open enrollment period will become effective on January 1st, 2025. During the … 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 of the MPSP Nutrient Delivery Station System to date, demonstrating the strength of our … Continued