Employee Stories
After growing up in Pipestone and earning a degree in business management, Brandan Alfson found his way back home in a role that touches nearly every part of the company.
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Employee Stories
Raised on a family farm near Pipestone and holding an economics degree with a business focus from South Dakota State University, McKenzie Koch has spent the past six and a half years helping farmers make informed financial decisions at Pipestone.
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FarmBooks
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Health
It is that time of year again when when the cool environment preserves viruses, and pigs face their greatest health challenges due to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSv) and porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv).
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Business
With breakeven pressures lifted, now is the perfect time to step back from working in your business and focus on working on it—making strategic plans today to future-proof your farm and secure long-term success.
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Management
When it comes to running a successful wean-to-finish operation, the condition of your facilities is more than just a backdrop—it directly impacts efficiency, animal welfare, and long-term profitability. Future-proofing your farm starts with a strong foundation, both literally and figuratively.
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Dan and Bonnie Hansen began farming in Carroll, Nebraska, in 1977 with little more than faith, determination, and a dream. Gradually they built a small but resilient operation that now finishes 26,000 hogs annually, row crops, and even an on-farm feed mill. “We started from scratch,” Dan said. “And we’ve been growing for 40 years—together.
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Management
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Health
Crisp air, the hustle and bustle of harvest, bonfires, football, and pumpkin spice everything—all remind us of the beauty of fall. Unfortunately, the season also brings back the all-too-familiar hack of influenza in pigs. Effectively managing influenza not only protects herd health but also helps secure the long-term productivity of the farm.
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Nutrition
Over the past decade, ethanol plants have become increasingly efficient at squeezing every last bit of oil out of corn. This is good news for the ethanol industry. But this is a challenge for the DDGS by-product we rely on for swine diets.
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Pipestone Journal
In agriculture, standing still is not an option. The future belongs to those who adapt and plan with purpose. This edition offers insights to safeguard both animal and long-term facility investments, diversification strategies, as well as addressing more current financial decisions in current feed cost environment.
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Employee Stories
At Pipestone, we live and breathe our core values: Integrity, Caring, Commitment, Growth, and Teamwork. We’re taking a closer look at each value, exploring what they mean to us and how they shape our organization. Our values are the foundation of who we are and how we work together.
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