Business

Jim Marzolf is a Minnesota native who graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in Animal Science; followed by an Executive MBA from Purdue University. Jim brought his experience in livestock production, finance, and business management to Pipestone in 2019 and serves as Executive Vice President of Pipestone Business.

Damon Vander Maten grew up on a family farm in Southwest Minnesota, where he continues to be actively involved in farming with his family. He earned a B.S. in Finance with a minor in Economics from Dordt College in 2016 before joining PIPESTONE.

Erin Little graduated from South Dakota State University with a B.S. (’15) in animal science and M.S. (’19) in swine genetics. She originally began with Pipestone Research managing day-to-day activities in the research barns. Today she serves as the Director of FarmStats.

Giovanna grew up in San Luis Huexotla, a small rural community in Texcoco, State of Mexico, Mexico. She obtained a Doctorate in Veterinary from Murcia University in Spain in 2005 and brought her experience to Pipestone in August 2022. She is currently the FarmTeam Coordinator for Pipestone Business.

Dr. Joseph Yaros grew up out East with three twin brothers (a twin himself and younger twin brothers) on a 1,000-ewe sheep farm. Caring for livestock and understanding the management of the flock inspired Joseph to pursue a career in veterinary medicine, graduating from Cornell University in 2016.