Forrest and Charlotte Lucas – founders of Protect the Harvest, Missouri Pork Association, Missouri’s Electric Cooperatives, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri State Fair, Missouri 4-H, Missouri State Fair Foundation, Feeding Missouri, Missouri Beef Industry Council, Western Farm Show, and the contributions of many Missouri farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses. The year-long campaign concluded Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Missouri State Fair with the announcement of the total impact of 711,000 meals raised for Feeding Missouri. Photos from this year’s Drive to Feed Kids’ events can be found on the Missouri Farmers Care Flickr page. The Drive to Feed Kids was launched in 2017, with the goal of building collaborative partnerships among non-profit organizations, farmers and agricultural businesses committed to addressing food insecurity in Missouri. To learn more about Drive to Feed Kids, including how to be involved in 2025, visit www. MOFarmersCare.com/drive.
Photo Caption: 725 FFA members representing 88 Missouri chapters gathered on Tuesday, August 13 to pack over 193,000 meals through the Drive To Feed Kids.
families. Through the partnership’s Hogs for Hunger initiative, swine exhibitors and producers were invited to commit pigs to feed neighbors in need. Through the generosity of exhibitors and producers, 16,484 servings of pork were donated this year. Drive to Feed Kids donations are distributed statewide through Feeding Missouri, the association of Missouri’s six regional food banks. “Our six food banks are working tirelessly to ensure that no child in our state needs to wonder where their next meal will come from,” says Heather Hargrove, Executive Director of Feeding Missouri. “However, rising food prices are making it harder for families to put food on the table, and more neighbors are turning to the more than 1,200 community and faith-based programs supported by the food banks. To ensure our network can continue providing hunger relief to these programs, our food banks rely on partnerships and initiatives like Missouri Farmers Care and the Drive to Feed Kids to keep our shelves stocked and ensure no child has to go to bed hungry in Missouri.” Fairgoers participated in the Missouri Farmers Care $2 Tuesday at the Missouri State Fair by bringing non- perishable food items and monetary donations. Missouri FFA donated fresh produce from FFA student projects on display at the fair. Missouri’s elected
and agricultural leaders packed meal boxes on Governor’s, Legislators’ and Judges’ Day. Through all these efforts, resources for 53,366 meals were donated. The Missouri Farmers Care Foundation’s Drive to Feed Kids is presented in partnership with ADM and Brownfield Ag News. Support of the Missouri Farmers Care’s Drive to Feed Kids is provided by: American Family Insurance, MFA Incorporated, NutraBlend, Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, FCS Financial, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, Missouri Farm Bureau, Jerry Litton Family Memorial Foundation, Martin Rice, Missouri FFA Foundation,
Article gathered from https:// mofarmerscare.com/missouri-
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Photo caption: Missouri agricultural leaders and elected officials joined in the effort on Thurs., Aug. 15 by packing 3,000 meals in partnership with Feeding Missouri and The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri.
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