Minnesota Turkey at the Capitol
Yesterday, Governor Mark Dayton and MTGA President Duane Jaenicke continued a Thanksgiving tradition. Duane presented a full grown tom to Governor Dayton at the capitol along with a great spread of turkey products from Minnesota.
The governor hosted a press conference and spoke to the importance of Minnesota's Turkey industry. MTGA Executive Director Steve Olson and President Duane Jaenicke also spoke on the importance of Thanksgiving and the turkey industry. Duane gave a great speech and handled the press like a pro!
Duane presented a check to Hunger Solutions Minnesota for the purchase of over 11,000 pounds of turkey. Part of the donation from MTGA is taken from proceeds earned at the Turkey to Go stand at the State Fair.
As usual the event garnered quite a bit of media attention. We've compiled a few links to some great stories about the event and Minnesota Turkey below. The WCCO story has the audio from the entire press conference.
WCCO Star Tribune MinnPost KARE11
You can also check out the press release on the Minnesota Turkey website - here is a link to it.
On top of all of this great coverage the Governor's own blog is highlighting the turkey industry for four straight days during the Thanksgiving season! The blog will focus on turkey through Friday. Above is a cool infographic that was posted today on the blog. You can keep tabs on the blog here.
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