A total of 13,000 pounds of pork was given away Friday in the Aberdeen area. Aberdeen farmer and businessman Mitch Truebebach was behind this effort to showcase the issues going on in the swine industry and help the local community. “It started when the packers started getting backed up with workers getting sick and the CDC shut them down. We realized we wouldn’t be able to get all of our pigs through the packer and we decided to find a way to give this pork away to our local community.” Over 700 cars went through the Dakota Broadcasting parking lot Friday afternoon, which each vehicle receiving a 15-pound box of pork. Former National Pork Board President Steve Rommereim, who is now the director of membership, outreach and engagement for the South Dakota Pork Council, is pleased to see some good coming out of a very difficult time. “We have to have a lot of compassion for these guys out on the farm right now; they are making some very, very hard choices.” Dakota Broadcasting’s Maverick 105.5 is an affiliate of the Red River Farm Network and was a partner in the Hog Wild Pork Giveaway in Aberdeen. Photos can be found on Facebook.
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