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“Excellence is never an accident; it is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities.”  Anonymous Did you catch the big game Sunday night?  With the Super Bowl being held in Minnesota this year it was the hot news story … Continued

Happy Birthday!Congratulations! Spotlight on BenefitsOpeningsWelcome New EmployeesEmployee CountHuman ResourcesCheck out the most recent employee updates, benefits information, new hires, and job openings. Happy Birthday! Happy 65th Birthday to Marilyn Edman, Feed Quality Assurance Technician at Farm Service Elevator.  Marilyn loves to travel and celebrated her birthday on a cruise in the Caribbean.   Congratulations! Congratulations … Continued

  “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.  The secret to getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting on the first one.”  – Mark Twain Happy New Year to you and your family! As we begin a new year … Continued

Merry Christmas! The holiday party season is in full swing!  Below is a sampling of the different festivities that have been held the past couple of weeks.  Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!       Years of Service Congratulations: Dan Trebesch (Hatchery Sanitation with … Continued

Farewell Just recently Ag Sector President Scott Norling reminded me that “the only constant is change.” Well folks, that couldn’t be any closer to the truth. Change is most certainly occurring and a fresh new season is upon us. Between new company partnerships, organization … Continued

Our New HR Director We are thrilled to announce the promotion of Katie Steinhaus (pictured above), our Organization Development Manager, to the position of Director of Human Resources. Katie has been with LSI for the … Continued

Benefits Price Matching Do you price match?  Do you have any promos or coupons? Are these new questions we have to ask with medical services and prescriptions?  The sad answer is YES! Below are two examples from our … Continued

Stewardship Competition Update On January 1st, 2013 the then HR Director Jonathan Huisinga (Business Development & Special Projects) and the senior leadership team kicked off a five-year investment challenge based off the value of Stewardship. Since we have missed a few quarterly updates recently and … Continued

Select Genetics Promotions and Org Structure Updates Since the announcement that AgForte and Valley of the Moon merged to form Select Genetics, Jihad Douglas, Rick Vanderspek and their operations teams have been working diligently towards sharing ideas, passing … Continued

Transitions in Foley Below is a photo of the soon-to-be-leaving Select Genetics Manager Jeff Doyle in his new window office at the Foley Hatchery. Jeff will be missed, thank you for your service Jeff! Tessa Duncombe will be taking over as Manager after Jeff … Continued