Dr. Barry Kerkaert is a native of southwest Minnesota and started at Pipestone Veterinary Services after graduating from the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1994.

Dr. Kerkaert currently serves as the Vice President of Pipestone Holdings and the President of Pipestone Management, leading the business development, production management and construction teams. He is a well respected swine veterinarian and production consultant throughout the upper Midwest.

Dr. Kerkaert and his wife, Karen, reside near Pipestone, Minnesota and have three children, Hayden (and daughter-in-law McKayla), Jenna and Aubrey.