Minnesota pig farmers recently donated 6,000 pounds of pork to a Twin Cities food bank.

Minnesota Pork director of events and promotions Pam Voelkel says the donations are based on consumer interactions throughout the summer.

“We take our Oink Outings program and go up into the Metro area, bring farmers along (and) have consumers ask farmers questions. And then for every question we receive, we make a 1 pound of ground pork donation to Second Harvest Heartland.”

She tells Brownfield Minnesota Pork partners with Compeer Financial.

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