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Industrial Park Hatchery Picnic I’m sure at some point in your life, you have heard the phrase ‘things didn’t go QUITE as we had planned’. That phrase would be an understatement if we were referring to the Willmar hatchery picnic that we had last Wednesday, August 10th … Continued

Ben Wileman Honored for Extraordinary Efforts During Avian Influenza: “The Presidents of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) and Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council (MTRPC) have chosen to honor five worthy individuals for their extraordinary efforts before, during, and … Continued

Ag Forte Safety Tip for the Summer: Heat Exhaustion: Prevention, Risk Factors, Symptoms and Treatment With summer temperatures comes a higher risk of heat exhaustion which can lead to heat stroke. Whether playing sports, having fun at the lake, working in … Continued

Years of Service Awards Featured below are some hard working employees celebrating their anniversaries with a gift from the company in recognition of their years of service. Congratulations and thank you for your service! Arlyn VanderBeek (pictured above, left): Celebrates 30 Years. Pictured with Supervisor Jason Reed (PALS General Manager). Arlyn’s Position: Technical … Continued

An update about our HR Department: Welcome, Tim Krieg! You probably noticed our HR Director position posted a few months back for LSI. We now have both a temporary solution and a long-term plan to fill this role internally. Effective June 1st, Tim Krieg joined our organization … Continued

As you are all aware, last spring we had a pretty rough time dealing with the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) throughout our turkey operation. At the time of the spread, our employees, managers and leaders were all scrambling to try and put the pieces together. … Continued

VA Hatchery Soccer Here are some pictures from a friendly game of soccer between our Ag Forte – Virginia Hatchery Hatch crew and the Service Room workers last week. The two ladies in the chairs are Jessica Spangler and Peggy Puffenbarger who came out to cheer the guys on as well … Continued

We are happy to announce the new Ag Forte website! It is exciting to have a new platform that offers more functionality, gives us a respectable online presence and helps our recruiters in that potential hires can get a better feel for our company. Moving forward we will be able to leverage … Continued

Hello! Jonathan Huisinga here, and today I get to share some exciting news with you. A year ago, Rick Huisinga gathered a small group of LSI folks (myself, Chris Huisinga, Austin Huisinga and Mike Bregel) and gave us a challenge: Create a turkey burger that doesn’t suck. … Continued

TEDx Willmar 2016 Meet & Greet for Elaina O’NeillHR/Employee ServicesRecruiting CornerOpeningsWelcome New EmployeesTurkey Recipes & Tips!Employee Count We are sad to announce that Bryce Berg has accepted a position with FedEx and will soon be leaving our company.  Bryce has served as our Company Jet Prop Pilot, and as Global Planning Manager for Ag Forte.  He … Continued