Stevermer Family Named a 2024 Farm Family of the Year in Minnesota

Dale and Lori Stevermer, pork producers from Easton, Minn., were named a 2024 Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota and IDEAg Group at Farmfest! in Morgan, Minn. Honored farm families are chosen, one per county, by local University of Minnesota Extension committees based on their demonstrated commitment to their communities and to enhancing and supporting agriculture. The Stevermers were recognized for their unwavering dedication and advocacy for America’s pork producers. Trails End Farm was started in 1916 by Dale’s grandparents, Ed and Elizabeth Stevermer. They had a diversified farm selling purebred Chester White hogs and Milking Shorthorn cattle. Trails End Farm has adapted from a farrow-to-finish operation to its current business as a 2,000-head finishing operation. The family also farms 450 acres of corn and seed soybeans. Lori currently serves as president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). While at Farmfest!, she also participated in a forum disc