July 2025 - Journal FINAL - Flipbook - Page 2
SETTING THE STANDARD
SUMMER 2025
03
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Hannah Walkes, President Pipestone Services
04
HEALTH
Setting your Standards for Health
06
MANAGEMENT
Keeping your farm Healthy, Safe, & Pro昀椀table
08
NUTRITION
Love at 昀椀rst Quote? Navigating the Supplier
Selection Process
10
RESEARCH
E. coli Genotype Study
12
BUSINESS
Boosting Team Communication:
The Power of a Whiteboard
14
OUR CUSTOMERS
A Package Deal at Drager Farms
18
OUR PURPOSE
STAFF
Molly Peterson
Vice President Marketing & Sustainability
Abby Hopp
Marketing Manager
abby.hopp@pipestone.com
Katie Johnson
Multimedia Communications Specialist
katie.johnson@pipestone.com
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Hannah Walkes
Adam Schelkopf, DVM
Evan Koep, DVM
Mandy Gerhart
Francisco Cabezon Alvarado
Roy Edler
Todd Williams, DVM
Giovanna Penuelas
Zoe Ruschmeier
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507.562.PIGS (7447)
www.pipestone.com
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2024
Sustainability Report
Internship Program
Learning and Growing Together
22
OUR TEAM
Dr. Bryan Myers: A Partner in Pig Farming
26
PRODUCTS
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