Steve Langhorst

Chief Executive Officer

For Steve, there has never been another alternative. He's always understood the agriculture industry, specifically pork production. His family farm has been raising hogs since the early 1900s. As a fourth-generation pork producer, he took over the family's 60-sow operation in 1981. With a little vision and a whole lot of determination, Steve modernized and expanded the home operation. By 1991, he partnered with another area producer to purchase a 600-sow operation near Richmond, MN in Wakefield Township — the beginning of what is now Wakefield Pork.

Under his leadership, the company has grown to include 57,000 sows cared for by 250 employees, marketing over 1.7 million pigs annually with the help of nearly 250 independent contract growers. Steve spends most of his time overseeing CEO responsibilities, directing the accounting department, and guiding WPI's management team. One responsibility he can't seem to part with is pig movement — he likes staying connected to daily operations so he doesn't lose touch with the culture of the people within Wakefield Pork.