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Innovation and Excellence in preparation of HPAI       by Ben Wileman Two of our company values are Innovation and Excellence.  The pictures you see are of several of our employees being led by Mark Anderson and Craig Frederick that are part of an elite response team called SIAT that exemplify these two values perfectly.  … Continued

An Introduction to Nova-Tech China       by Kara Hallberg and Aaron Madsen   In 2012 Nova-Tech set out to gain access to the world’s largest Poultry Market, China.  The challenge was different than all other countries they had entered as it required the establishment of a foreign owned subsidiary in China in order … Continued

Hi everyone. We are going to keep it simple this week, don’t want to distract you too much from the valuable work you all do! There is just some new hires, updated job postings, a tasty looking turkey recipe, some respectable anniversaries and three newborns! Steve Minnehan, PALS Propane Service Manager, wanted to give a … Continued

Logistics Excellence Our Logistics drivers continue to set the bar for excellence. This week Tim Swanson and Jason Thram embark on a journey to deliver poults to Utah; a whopping 26 hour one way trip (they are gone 3 days at a time). Every week trucks from either Aurora or Willmar head out to Utah with 60,000-80,000 day … Continued

We were fortunate to provide opportunities this summer to a number of aspiring ‘next generations’ of our workforce.  We wish all of our summer interns the best of luck as they return to college life and continue their studies and ventures in life.  Thank you, Interns, for your time, efforts, and talents and we hope that … Continued

General Manager Announcement   Good afternoon, I am happy to announce that Terri Wasmoen will be joining our organization on August 31st as the new General Manager of Epitopix! Jim Sandstrom has been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to turn over management responsibilities so he can fully focus on his strengths in customer service, sales and … Continued

Stewardship Challenge News We’re due for another update here at the halfway point of our 5-year Stewardship Challenge! Here are the stats from our contestants, who were challenged to make the most of an investment in them of $333.33 on January 1st, 2013. Brad has invested in his son’s future and placed the money in a … Continued

NTE Manufacturing ‘Thank You’ It all started when Nova-Tech Engineering reviewed their results from the Q12 Employee Engagement Survey. NTE leadership realized that one main area there was room to grow in was Rewards and Recognition. They had Mark Deterding (from Triune Leadership Services) come in and give some coaching on how to improve. Mark explained that a … Continued

Often, in companies, Operations and Research & Development (R&D) are at odds. This is relatively natural. Operations typically spends their time working toward maximizing efficiency by making things as predictable and consistent as possible to save time and money. In the meantime, R&D is constantly working on ways to create new and different ways to … Continued

Turkey Valley Farms annual picnic Saturday June 13 Turkey Valley Farms held it’s annual employee picnic with record attendance of over 600 people! Fun and games were plenty for all! The annual soccer tournament this year yielded 4 men’s teams and new this year = 2 women’s teams! Featured in picture below is the Women’s Champions! Left to … Continued