By AJ Dahm
Growing up on his family’s farm near Mapleton, Mark Jaeger is no stranger to the ag industry. Jaeger is now owner of the Mankato-based company, HerdStar, which primarily sells equipment to the agricultural livestock industry. Through partnerships with its customers, the company creates technology that allows those in the ag livestock and industrial sectors to maximize their operational efficiency, as stated in its mission statement. Starting as a small two-man operation, the business has grown to around 17 employees who Jaeger considers family, working with many of them for over 20 years. At one point the company even employed Jaeger’s parents and children, who helped in production; now one of his sons works as part of the engineering group. Continues
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