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Articles tagged under: Minnesota Turkey Growers Association

MTGA and MTRPC Welcome Finstad as Interim Executive Director

Published October 13, 2021

Brad Finstad is taking over as the interim executive director for the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council. Finstad is a farmer and former state legislator. From 2008-to-2017, Finstad was CEO for the Center for…
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More COVID-19 Relief: Don’t Count Turkeys Before They Hatch

Published November 25, 2020

Congress continues to work on another COVID-19 stimulus package. The House-passed HEROES Act would reimburse turkey growers who were forced to euthanize their birds earlier this year. Minnesota Turkey Growers Association Executive Director Sarah Anderson thinks it will be a…
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Anderson Appointed to Food Safety Task Force

Published July 17, 2020

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has appointed members to the state’s food safety and defense task force. That includes Minnesota Turkey Growers Association Executive Director Sarah Anderson. The other appointees represent General Mills, Cargill and Rossman Farms.
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Peterson Gives Turkey Growers an Update on COVID-19 Assistance

Published June 26, 2020

Following the Minnesota Turkey Growers annual meeting on Thursday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson gave an update on COVID-19 assistance. "The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payment is based on how much damage was done by the coronavirus. There were…
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MN Turkey Growers Association Elects Three New Board Members

Published June 26, 2020

Three new board members were named during the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association’s annual meeting on Thursday. Wood Lake farmer Paul Kvistad was named the region two director. The allied board member is Kindstrom-Schmoll Director of Poultry Sales Barry Koppen and…
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MN Turkey Industry Explores Economic Impact of COVID-19

Published May 6, 2020

Minnesota's turkey industry is assessing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are a lot of moving parts. "We don't know everything that might happen. We're taking a look at the process behind a worse case scenario for…
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Anderson to Lead MN Turkey Organizations

Published March 26, 2020

The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association and Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council have a new executive director. Sarah Anderson served in the Minnesota Legislature from 2007 to 2019 and chaired the Senate Government Finance Committee. Most recently, Anderson was the…
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Durben Begins New Career Opportunity

Published October 3, 2019

Lara Durben is now a partner with Empowered Events LLC. For the past 24-plus years, Durben has been with the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. Most recently, Durben has been the interim executive director and communications director for MTGA. The boards…
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Olson Departs MN Turkey Growers

Published July 5, 2019

Steve Olson has left the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. Serving as executive director for nearly 19 years, Olson helped more than double the size of the Midwest Poultry Federation Convention and combat the avian influenza outbreak in 2015. In a…
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MN Turkey Growers Present Awards

Published July 1, 2019

Industry awards were presented during the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association Summer Conference in Brainerd. Gregg Veldman of Evonik Corporation was presented with the Allied Lifetime Achievement Award. The organization’s highest honor, the Ranelius Award, went to Melrose farmer Pete Rothfork.
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