Epitopix – Salmonella Newport:

Epitopix recently had an exciting company meeting where new General Manager, Terri Wasmoen, shared the state of the company and the exciting news of their official USDA License for their Salmonella Vaccine.

Here is a word from Terri about the vaccine:

This vaccine prevents mastitis and death caused by the bacteria Salmonella Newport and has been sold under a conditional license. The full license confirms USDA’s unconditional endorsement of the Safety, Efficacy, and Quality of this important vaccine. It is like the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” only much more difficult to obtain!! Epitopix partners with Zoetis Animal Health (#1 Global Animal Health Company) to provide this important tool to dairy producers in the US. Zoetis expects to sell over 5 Million doses of vaccine next year. Congratulations to the Epitopix Team on this great accomplishment.

Regards,
Terri

Thank you Terri for the update and again, congratulations to everyone at Epitopix. Good job!

New Northern Division Breeder Manager

We are happy to announce that Craig Frederick has accepted the position with WPC Ag Forte as Northern Division Breeder Manager. Craig has been with WPC for over 21 years servicing the Minnesota IEP’s (Independent Egg Producers). He will now be adding the Minnesota Company Breeder Farms to his realm of responsibilities. In this role, he will be responsible for all operations that result in the production of hatching eggs that are produced in the state of Minnesota for the Ag Forte system.  Ag Forte is the largest producer of turkey hatching eggs in the world with an annual production of 110 million eggs. Approximately 50 million of these eggs are produced in Minnesota (50% company produced, and 50% produced by IEP’s).

Please give Craig your congratulations and support as he transitions into his new role.

Kevin Lynch
VP of Operations
Ag Forte

IPH Office Pranks

Recently there have been a little bit of pranking going on at Ag Forte’s Industrial Park Hatchery in Willmar, MN. It all started when Kim Skare ordered some large bulletin boards, when we say large, we are talking about practically billboard size here. The boards were hung up and Kim mentioned that the leftover boxes would be perfect for Josh Listman’s (Hatchery Supervisor) son to play with. Josh tested it out by setting up a fort in the cafeteria first, then later decided that it would be better suited for Neil Miller’s (IPH General Manager) office. After Neil’s office was redesigned with a new tunnel entry, he walked over and said “What’s this? Do I actually have to go through it?” Josh’s reply was obviously ‘yes’ and then Neil proceeded to crawl through to his desk! (Pictures Below)

Josh came in the next day and there happened to be a cardboard wall set up around his desk. Clearly Neil dished out some payback. Notice his new nametag and the custom doorbell that says “(press and say ‘ding dong’).”

We all love to see this kind of office fun! Thanks for the entertainment guys.

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Employee Announcements

Logistics Anniversaries 

Featured below is Daryl Link, Mark Thompson, Tom Dykema of Willmar Logistics, celebrating their anniversaries with a gift from the company in recognition of their years of service. Congratulations and thank you for your service!

Daryl Link 10 Years (below)

Mark Thompson 20 Years (below)
Tom Dykema 5 Years (below)

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HR/Employee Services

The Human Resources/Employee Services Team specializes in benefits and payroll, compliance and policy, employee relations, ag-recruiting, legal compliance, and company & employee overall well-being. We are located on the first floor of Life-Science Innovations on the MinnWest campus at 1800 Technology Drive. We look forward to working with you!

Please message us via email at employee.services@life-scienceinnovations.com or give us a call at

320.222.9515 or 888.320.9750 extension 2515

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Recruiting Corner

 

Hello from Michelle Falling, MN Affiliates Recruiting Specialist

The best way to apply or inquire about opportunities is through the Employment Page on our website.  It’s updated at least once a week!

You are welcome to contact me with any questions you have regarding the new opportunities posted or if you want to talk through your career goals here at michelle.falling@life-scienceinnovations.com | or just give me a call at O: (320) 222-9790  M: (320) 441-8596.  Thanks for trusting me to help you through the process!

 

Openings

Current status of all organizational openings.

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Welcome New Employees

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Turkey Recipes & Tips!

 

Thanksgiving is on the horizon so let’s make sure we know how to cook up the best possible turkey for the fam.

Marinated Thanksgiving Turkey

If you have any of your own homemade Thanksgiving turkey recipes please send them over and we’ll include them in an update this month!

 

 

 

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Employee Count

As of 11/09/15 we have 1626 employees