WASHINGTON — The National Turkey Federation has honored Vance Larson of S&K Turkeys, who served as NTF chairman in 1986, with the NTF Lifetime Achievement Award. Presented during the NTF annual convention, Larson received the award for being a leader and innovator in the turkey industry.
Larson started in the turkey business when he was about 14 years old in Sergeant, Minn. His family-owned turkey business began to grow and prosper and in 1965 the Larson family purchased the grain elevator in Sergeant, making it part of their operations. In 1986, when he was elected NTF chairman, his. . .