Youth exhibitors donate hogs to fight hunger in Missouri
4H and FFA members from across the state have joined with Missouri Farmers Care to make a difference far beyond the showring this year. After competing at the Missouri State Fair, they chose to donate their market hogs through Hogs for Hunger, a program that turns livestock projects into high quality protein for Missouri families facing hunger.
The 53 committed hogs will be processed into approximately 27,825 servings of lean, high-quality pork to help feed thousands of Missourians facing food insecurity.
“Hogs for Hunger shows the heart of Missouri agriculture,” said Ashley McCarty, Executive Director of Missouri Farmers Care. “These young people are doing more than just raising animals, they’re stepping up to serve their neighbors in a powerful, tangible way.”
The pork donated through Hogs for Hunger is distributed to Missouri food banks through Feeding Missouri. Processing is covered by the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed Kids, presented in partnership with Brownfield Ag News, ADM and partners across Missouri agriculture.
This year, 32 youth exhibitors joined in the effort, proving that even one animal can make a major difference when agriculture and generosity go hand in hand.
Missouri’s agriculture community makes this program possible through the generous support of:
- ADM,
- Brownfield Ag News,
- American Family Insurance / AmFam Dreams,
- Nutra-Blend,
- MFA Incorporated,
- Missouri Corn Merchandising Council,
- The Poultry Federation,
- FCS Financial,
- Jerry Litton Family Memorial Foundation,
- Smithfield Foods,
- Missouri Farm Bureau,
- Martin Rice,
- Missouri FFA Foundation,
- Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council,
- Missouri’s Electric Cooperatives,
- Missouri 4-H Foundation,
- Missouri Pork,
- Forrest and Charlotte Lucas and Lucas Cattle Company,
- Empower Missouri,
- Missouri State Fair Foundation, and
- Midwest Dairy.
The Missouri Farmers Care Drive to Feed Kids partners with Missouri FFA, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri State Fair, Feeding Missouri and Missouri 4-H to make a difference in the lives of Missourians facing hunger.
For more information on the program or to see how to get involved next year, visit www.MOFarmersCare.com/hogs-