Anniversaries & Pranks

  Employee Announcements JoEllen Rosendahl’s (LSI administrative assistant supervisor) birthday was last Friday so naturally her co-workers decided to pull some pranks. First things first they duct taped a blow horn to the bottom of her chair! It took her a little bit to finally sit down, … Continued

New Horizons

After a few months of careful consideration, planning and discussion the Epitopix General Manager position is now officially open and we are actively looking for candidates for this critical role. Internal candidates are encouraged to review the full Job Description posted on our Employment Page and/or inquire directly … Continued

Excellence!

It is always an honor to showcase success. Today we have a wonderful example of how outstanding members of our company live out our values in their work. When a farm is infected with HPAI a crew comes out to depopulate the birds to prevent the spread of … Continued

Nepal & Stewardship

Suchit Khadge is a SCSU student working at Nova-Tech Engineering as a Co-Op/Intern. Suchit is from Nepal, which recently suffered a devastating earthquake which left more than 4,000 people dead and roughly 100,000 homeless. He was recently featured in the West Central Tribune sharing his story and spreading awareness to help … Continued

Youth Science Retreat

This past weekend the MinnWest Technology Campus, in partnership with the United Way and Lakeland Broadcasting, hosted the fifth annual i3@MTC Youth Science Retreat. The i3@MTC Youth Science stands for “Inspire, Investigate, and Innovate at the MinnWest Technology Campus.” The retreat is geared towards kids from 3rd – 12th … Continued

Selfie sticks and babies

Here’s a little something fun amidst the stressful times of late: Innovation and embracing new technologies never slip out of the minds of our patriarch’s Ray and Ted. Check them(with their families) out in these photos learning how to take great selfies while using the culturally relevant and topical “selfie … Continued

April Fools and Easter

Unfortunately we didn’t make time to put out an April Fools spoof update this year. Sorry everyone, everything in this update is true. Among the midst of silly and annoying internet pranks on April 1st, I highly recommend at least checking out Google maps; where you can click … Continued

Midwest Poultry Convention

Last week many of our Ag Sector employees attended the Midwest Poultry Convention in St. Paul, MN, an annual event filled with valuable poultry industry education (and an opportunity for our hard-working employees to network with fellow poultry people and have just a little fun).  While we aren’t sure who … Continued

A Parable

A parable for you today: Once upon a time there was an HR guy, I’ll call him Honathan Juisinga to keep him anonymous. Upon joining his new organization, Honathan is blessed with a role that fits perfectly with his Strengths. He is passionate about working to improve … Continued

Grants & Goats!

Hello, We have an exciting update from the Chief Operating Officer of Syntiron, Lisa Herron-Olson: “Syntiron was awarded a research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop an iron receptor vaccine to prevent urinary tract infections caused by E. coli in humans. Urinary tract … Continued