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Steven Nelson transports pigs for Christensen Farms. Since 2011, he has hauled more than 600,000 to market while logging more than 1 million accident-free miles. As a fifth-generation farmer, Steven, 34, knows that dedication leads to success. When he hired his single employee, he emphasized: Don’t be late.

Source: Successful Farming By: Betsy Freese – 10/8/2019 In an interview with Betsy Freese from Successful Farming, Glenn Stolt discusses the evolution of Christensen Farms, as well as trade issues, challenges in the pork industry, company integration and its legacy. A snippet of the article can be read

Source: NPCC.org Risk of African Swine Fever Introduction to U.S. Herd Considered Negligible; Decision Made Out of An Abundance of Caution    Des Moines, IA, April 10, 2019 – The National Pork Producers Council’s board of directors today announced its decision to cancel World Pork Expo 2019 out

Unlike previous studies, this research accounts for global warming potential and the use of dried distillers grains in many swine rations. Source: National Pork Board | Jan 08, 2019 A new study from the University of Arkansas has confirmed what many have known for some time – America’s

Source: Minnesota Star Tribune By: Adam Belz Minnesota’s hog population continues to grow and the state may soon surpass North Carolina to become the nation’s second-largest pork producer. Iowa remains far ahead as the top producer. Minnesota is closing in on North Carolina to be the second-largest hog-producing state

By: Christensen Farms CEO, Glenn Stolt I recently participated in the National Pork Board’s International Marketing Committee ten-day immersion mission to Asia. While in Hong Kong we met with forty of their largest importers—the people that decide whether our U.S. pork and pork products are the ones that

Sleepy Eye, Minn. – Throughout the weeks of June 24 to July 3, Christensen Farms, one of the largest family-owned pork producers in the country, donated a total of $25,000 to food banks across the Midwest. The organization collaborated with local food banks in 11 communities in which

On Friday, March 23, Glenn Stolt, CEO of Christensen Farms and Feedlots, Inc. (CF), sat down with KTSP of Minneapolis/St. Paul to discuss the recent tariffs ordered by President Trump. To view the complete video, please click here or view the transcript below. Source: KTSP Fears over a

Source: NationalHogFarmer.com, by Kevin Schulz Seaboard Triumph Foods began commercial operations at its Sioux City, Iowa, last September, and now the plant is in the process of gearing up for a second shift. According to an article on KTIV.com, Seaboard Triumph Foods has begun hiring for a second

Source: News Press Now Triumph Foods has given a 32,700-pound donation of meat to Second Harvest Community Food Bank. The donation of pork butts, spareribs, hams, sirloins and other cuts of meat is enough food to help provide over 130,000 meals across the 19 counties Second Harvest serves