[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING CHRISTENSEN FARMS

  (Mr. FINSTAD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FINSTAD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Christensen 
Farms, one of the Nation's leading pork producers, and to congratulate 
them on celebrating 50 years of excellence in the pork industry.
  Founded in 1974 in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, Christensen Farms began 
when Bob and Lynn Christensen were gifted two pigs from a neighbor.
  Over the past half-century, Christensen Farms has grown into one of 
the largest family-owned pork producers in the United States, marketing 
more than 3.6 million hogs per year and operating facilities in five 
States.
  I am proud to represent so many farm families that partner with 
Christensen Farms as contract producers to make this happen.
  Since their humble beginnings 50 years ago, Christensen Farms now 
serves as Minnesota's largest producer of pork and ranks in the top 10 
producers nationwide.
  I am always proud to say that my first job out of college was working 
at Christensen Farms. I am continually thankful to the Christensen 
family for the impact they have made in the pork industry and for their 
many contributions to the Sleepy Eye community and our southern 
Minnesota region.
  I congratulate the entire team at Christensen Farms on celebrating 
this incredible milestone, and I wish them all continued success for 
the next 50 years and beyond.

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