Mary Langhorst

Chief Operating Officer

After considering herself a "town girl" throughout her childhood, Mary took the plunge and married a "farm boy" — which meant a change of daily life from town to the farm. She spent the first 15 years of her professional career in the banking industry before the growing demands of the farm operation pulled her into agriculture full-time.

Over the past 34 years at Wakefield Pork, Mary has worn many hats — from early farm and administrative duties to her current role overseeing human resources, operations, and much more. Beyond WPI, she has served on numerous industry committees, including the NPB's Chair of Production Services and the Minnesota Human Capital Committee, and has hosted multiple consumer tours. Mary is especially passionate about leadership development and has been instrumental in shaping WPI's intern program, dedicated to creating ownership opportunities and meaningful experiences for the industry's next generation of leaders. Mary and her husband Steve still live on the Langhorst "home farm," where there is a modern-day sow farm as well as a cropping operation.