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Employee Appreciation Day The first Friday of March is National Employee Appreciation Day.  Several locations within our organization took this opportunity to recognize the hard work and effort their employees put in on a daily basis.  Below are some pictures submitted by the Select Genetics … Continued

Nova-Tech Engineering at IPPE Submitted by Manon Claux-Conway It was a great show for Nova-Tech Engineering. Overall show attendance was lower than usual, but it made for more pointed conversations and more time with our customers than usual. We had interests … Continued

Safety & Animal Welfare Awards Select Genetics Minnesota Breeders recently handed out awards to recognize excellence in both safety and animal welfare.  Congratulations to all who were recognized for their hard work and dedication to their farms! Recognition for Exceptional Attention to Safety … Continued

Holiday Fun Select Genetics The Select Genetics HR teams have been busy putting together gift bags to hand out to the children of their employees for Christmas.  It was a great way to share the joy of the season with their employees and their families! Life-Science Innovations The team … Continued

FFA Tours The Willmar FFA chapter has been touring several companies throughout our organization to give students an idea of what opportunities are available in the area.  The students learned about our strengths-based culture from Bethany Wallace on Friday, November 19th … Continued

New Employee Orientation Video If you have been through Organization Orientation in the past number of years, you may recall a video of Ted and Ray talking through all of the companies and giving their insight into the organization. This video is a … Continued

75th Anniversary Picnic There was a great turnout for the 75th Anniversary picnic on Wednesday, August 4th on the MinnWest Life Center grounds.  It was a great evening to celebrate the continued success of Willmar Poultry Group, mingle with coworkers from all of the companies, and enjoy … Continued

FSE Purpose & Values The Farm Service Elevator team has been working hard on defining their purpose and values over the past few months.  On Wednesday, June 16th, they unveiled the new FSE Purpose & Values to the team and enjoyed … Continued

New Look for UKG Ready Have you noticed a New Look “toggle” button on your timesheet, or on timesheets for which you are an approver? Have you checked it out yet? The new timesheet look is part of an ongoing change to the UKG Ready (Kronos) … Continued

Time for a ‘Reboot’ I think we can all agree the past year has been stressful for everyone.  While we are all hoping things will return to “normal” soon, that doesn’t mean the stress will magically disappear.  With April being Stress Awareness Month it seemed like an appropriate time … Continued