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Feed Mill Project Written by Kurt Schimek, FSE General Manager If you’ve driven by Farm Service Elevator lately you’ve probably noticed several cranes set up over the past month and wondered “what are they doing at the feed mill?” (see picture above) The existing feed mill was built in 1986. Prior to that feed was … Continued

Senior Certified Professional – Human Resources Congratulations to Jeanna O’Neill who recently obtained her certification as a Senior Professional from SHRM Society of Human Resource Management. Obtaining this certification requires countless hours study and passing an intense 4-hour exam on various topics related to human resources, leadership, employment law and business. We are thrilled for … Continued

Flock Recognition Recently two different Willmar Poultry Farm flocks achieved record numbers for the highest average daily gain, one for light hens and the other for toms.  According to Ziggy Kotze, WPF General Manager, “the recent performances of these flocks is due in large part to the effort put forth by the farm managers and … Continued

Christmas Parties     Missouri Office Staff and Servicemen   Employees who wore their Ugly Christmas Sweaters & Holiday Outfits Celebrations Congratulations to Brenda Thiewes, Accounting Clerk at Farm Service Elevator, on celebrating 40 years with the company! Pictured L-R:  Margie Haust (FSE Controller) & Brenda Thiewes   Wayne Zimmer, Inside Salesperson at PALS, also celebrated a milestone anniversary.  … Continued

The Mighty Spark team visited the MinnWest Campus the beginning of November for some training.  While they were in Willmar they took the opportunity to sit down briefly with Ted Huisinga to hear some of his thoughts.  They also had lunch (made with Mighty Spark product) with the Life-Science Innovations team and were able to meet … Continued

Employee Appreciation Turkey Valley Farms employees were treated to an employee appreciation lunch on October 12th.   Retirement After 31 years with Select Genetics (previously AgForte/Willmar Poultry Company) Robert Kingrey retired on September 19th.  We wish Robert all the best, enjoy your retirement!   New Additions Congratulations to Dustin Marker and his wife Allison, on … Continued

Golfing Fun on the MinnWest Campus Nova-Tech Engineering held a golf event on the MinnWest campus on Thursday, August 30th.  The purpose of the golf event was to bring together the multiple engineering teams (6 total) to discuss and talk about work-life and the effort they’ve been putting into their different projects.  Nova-Tech practices SCRUM, … Continued

Highest Gain Per Day Recorded at Prairie Ridge Farm On June 8th, 2018, Willmar Poultry Farms, Prairie Ridge Farm, recorded the highest GPD (gain per day) of .3132 on record in company history.  Since 1990 this is something WPF has tracked on a regular basis to measure flock performance.  The typical gain is around .30.  … Continued

Turkey Lovers’ Month Did you know June is Turkey Lovers’ Month?  To celebrate the National Turkey Federation is running a #30DaystoTryTurkey campaign.  They will be posting a new recipe every day throughout the month of June on their Twitter and Facebook pages.  If you are looking for a new recipe to try or want to … Continued

Mighty Spark Bites Back Hunger The Mighty Spark team held a meal packing event the end of April and packed 11,880 meals in two hours!  The meal packing event is part of their Bite Back Hunger program where they have committed to donate one meal for every Might Spark item purchased.  In 2017 they provided … Continued