Triumph Foods, a producer-owned pork processing company located in St. Joseph, Missouri, has donated more than 20,000 pounds of meat to Second Harvest Community Food Bank for distribution through its network of 100 partner agencies, just a few months after announcing a 17,000-pound bulk donation. The donation of
Read more →SLEEPY EYE – A Haitian woman recently completed a year-long swine production internship program at Christensen Farms and is headed back to the tropical climate of her home country this week. While an agronomy scholarship student at EARTH University in Costa Rica, Carina Theodore applied for the internship
Read more →Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday! The Christensen Farms Team is committed to and takes pride in being an industry leader in responsibly producing high quality pork for the noble purpose of providing food to a growing world. Respect | Integrity | Excellence | Adaptability | Innovation
Read more →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 3, 2015 Fires five employees over violations, conducts comprehensive review of procedures SLEEPY EYE, MINN. – Christensen Farms & Feedlots, Inc. has finished its internal investigation into the animal welfare violations brought to the company’s attention in early August. As a result of
Read more →SLEEPY EYE, MINN. – Christensen Farms & Feedlots, Inc. announced last week that it had suspended seven employees after allegations of possible improper animal care at one of its hog farms located near Luverne, Minnesota. Today LCA, a Los Angeles-based group, released a video depicting animal mistreatment from
Read more →Company launches investigation into alleged improper care of animals at Minnesota facility SLEEPY EYE, MINN. – Christensen Farms & Feedlots, Inc. announced today that it has suspended seven employees and is conducting a full internal investigation after learning of possible improper animal care at one of the company’s
Read more →Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods announced today the formation of a joint venture, with equal ownership, to construct a new pork processing facility in Sioux City, Iowa, with site work expected to begin this summer and construction completed by July 2017. Sioux City, Iowa (May 14, 2015) —
Read more →SLEEPY EYE, MN – April 13, 2015 — Christensen Farms and Feedlots, Inc. announced today that Valarie (“Val”) Johnson has been named Vice President of Human Resources, Communications and Public Affairs. “Val brings more than 20 years of experience in leading human resources and other business teams to
Read more →On Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Minnesota State University Mankato hosted the Richard R. and Mary L. Schmitz Executive Lecture. The Richard and Mary Schmitz Executive Endowment for Opportunities in Food Entrepreneurship was founded in 1999. The fund creates scholarships and supports the annual lecture by industry experts in
Read more →March 18th is National Ag Day, a time when producers, agriculture associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America gather to recognize and celebrate the abundance provided by American Agriculture. As the world population soars, there is even greater demand for the food, fiber and renewable
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