Employee Spotlight - Community

Pipestone team members are always looking for ways to make a meaningful difference in the communities they serve, and this summer, that impact came to life through support of the Royal Family KIDS Camp in Southwest Minnesota area.

Every school year, Pipestone is proud to help ensure students have access to the food they need to thrive beyond the classroom.

This year marks Pipestone Helping Farmers’ third consecutive year volunteering with the ATLAS Greenhouse project. The project came onto Pipestone’s radar through connections with ATLAS and VIP leadership, including Ivan Vogel, one of VIP’s owners and a long-term ATLAS board member.

This National FFA Week, Pipestone is proud to invest in the future of agriculture! Through Pipestone Cares, we’re partnering with farm owners to support 68 local 4-H and FFA chapters in the communities near the sow farms we manage.

One of the core values we live by at Pipestone is Caring. Caring means caring for our team members, animals and communities. Our charitable efforts aim to make a difference in the lives of our local and global community members.

As Covid-19 brought financial stress and uncertainty to many households, Pipestone launched into action for our farmers and communities. Pipestone’s MEAT the Need campaign ran May through September and brought pork contributions to food pantry agencies in the Midwest.

PIPESTONE is excited to announce their sponsorship of the new agriculture-themed exhibits on the new “Grow It!” floor at the Washington Pavilion Kirby Science Center in Sioux Falls, SD. “Grow It!” features 3,000 square feet of new agriculture-themed exhibits as part of the center’s third floor dedicated to the state of South Dakota.