Recently, I had the opportunity to return to my roots and speak to an organization that raises hogs, Christensen Farms. Their headquarters are about 25 miles from where I grew up on a hog and dairy farm. My presentation was “Recharge: Strategies for Managing Stress.”
Christensen Farms is one of the largest, family-owned pork producers in the United States, marketing approximately 3 million hogs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, the company operates throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, and South Dakota.
Christensen Farms owns three feed mills, manages 140,000 sows on 44 farms, and oversees more than 350 nurseries and grow finish sites. The company employs nearly 1,000 people and maintains 1,500 contract partnerships.
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. Their values include respect, integrity, excellence, adaptability, and innovation.
Christensen Farms hosts an annual Leadership Summit in the spring that is sponsored by our three employee resource groups: Latino LEAPP, Women’s LEAPP, and Next Gen LEAPP. LEAPP stands for Learn, Empower, Achieve, Passion, and Purpose. This event aims to provide opportunities for employees to engage in networking and knowledge sharing as well as develop new skills applicable to their jobs.
