Source: Mankato Free Press, by Brian Arola Mankato, MN – Two not so little pigs went to market, and now the pork will go all the way home to families in need. Christensen Farms of Sleepy Eye donated two pigs in May to the Children’s Museum of Southern
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SLEEPY EYE, MINN. – Christensen Farms & Feedlots, Inc. hosted Iowa’s Congressman, Steve King, at their Truck Wash facility located in Garner, Iowa, on Thursday, September 21, 2017. The truck wash was one of many stops for King, as he visited a number of other family farms
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Source: Seaboard Triumph Foods Sioux City, Iowa (Aug. 31, 2017) – Seaboard Triumph Foods (“STF”) will start operation of its new pork processing plant located in Sioux City, Iowa, on Sept. 5. The facility will begin with one shift of commercial operations that will ramp up employment to
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Source: Omaha World Herald, by Barbara Soderlin A large new pork processing plant set to open next month 100 miles north of Omaha is expected to add more fuel to the Nebraska pork industry’s recent growth spurt. The plant in Sioux City, Iowa, will give Nebraska farmers another
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The FFA held their annual banquet and awards program on Sunday, May 7 to honor members, chapter leaders and major supporters of the chapter. By Cassidy Hoffmann, FFA Reporter The Sleepy Eye FFA Chapter held their annual banquet and awards program on Sunday, May 7. It was
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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue did not just bring the warm sunshine to saturated Iowa, but a fresh new vibe for agriculture. Two weeks on the job and he is not afraid to throw away the 17-page script and talk agriculture straight from his heart. As an individual
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By Taylor Bostwick, Kansas State Collegian About 400 miles and seven hours away from Manhattan, in the small town of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, Gage Nichols will intern this summer at Christensen Farms, a U.S. pork producer. Nichols, junior in animal science, said the support from the College
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, April 18, 2017 FOR MORE INFORMATION Amber Portner Office: 507-794-8616 Mobile: 507-220-1983 aportner@christensenfarms.com CHRISTENSEN FARMS NAMES CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SLEEPY EYE, MINN. – Christensen Farms & Feedlots, Inc. announced that Matthew Bremer has been named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), effective
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Dr. Mike Eisenmenger, of St. Peter-based Swine Vet Center, was recently honored by being named the 2017 American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) Practitioner of the Year. This award is given annually to the swine practitioner (AASV member) who has demonstrated an unusual degree of proficiency and effectiveness
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SLEEPY EYE, MINN. – Christensen Farms & Feedlots, Inc. hosted its third annual Organizational Awards ceremony on the evening on Thursday, February 9, 2017 in New Ulm, Minnesota. This ceremony recognized the 2016 Christensen Farms Organizational Award winners for their outstanding contributions to the Christensen Farms organization.
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