April 2023 - Strategy FINAL - Flipbook - Page 18
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Maurer Farms attribute increased performance to FarmTeam
In rural southwestern
Minnesota, Preston Maurer works
alongside his dad, Rick, on their
family farm near Morgan. “We
raise corn, soybeans, wheat, and
hogs - finishing approximately
22,000 head each year, plus
we do tiling on the side,” said
Preston. With his diversified
family farm in mind, Preston
obtained his degree from South
Dakota State University and
returned home to work full-time
at Maurer Farms. The Maurer’s
soon found themselves stretched
thin as the demands of the field
in the Spring and Fall left them
with little time for their hogs.
“We had been looking to fill a
role specifically on the livestock
end, so when we discovered
FarmTeam, a service through
PIPESTONE, right away we were
interested,” said Rick. “We have
been working with FarmTeam
now for about two years, and
it has been a real positive
experience so far.”
FarmTeam member Jony Rueda Hernandez and owner of Maurer Farms, Rick Maurer.
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In the summer of 2022,
FarmTeam staff selected
Jonathon “Jony” Rueda
Hernandez to join Rick and
Preston at Maurer Farms as a fulltime FarmTeam member. Jony is
from Chiapas, the southernmost
state of Mexico, and speaks little
English. Prior to his arrival in the
U.S., he attended the University
of Chiapas, studying Veterinary
Medicine & Animal Husbandry.
After accepting the position
with PIPESTONE and moving to