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Contact:                                                                                  
Vanessa Tait, Group Leaf LLC                             Lara Durben, Minnesota Turkey Growers Association
Ph: 651/308-8027                                                   Ph: 763/682-2171 (office) or 612/554-0920 (cell)
vanessa@groupleaf.com                                    lara@minnesotaturkey.com 
 
 
1.       The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association has been serving up turkey at the Minnesota State Fair for 52 years (since 1958).  Our State Fair concession stand, Turkey To Go, is known for its [...]

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Contact:                                                                                  
Vanessa Tait, Group Leaf LLC                             Lara Durben, Minnesota Turkey Growers Association
Ph: 651/308-8027                                                   Ph: 763/682-2171 (office) or 612/554-0920 (cell)
vanessa@groupleaf.com                                    lara@minnesotaturkey.com
 
 

Visit www.FarmersFeedUs.org to sign up
 
(Buffalo, MN) … Kent Meschke, a turkey farmer from Little Falls, MN, is one of nine farmers offering all Minnesota residents a chance to win free groceries for an [...]

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Contact:                                                                                  
Vanessa Tait, Group Leaf LLC                            Lara Durben, Minnesota Turkey Growers Association
Ph: 651/308-8027                                                   Ph: 763/682-2171 (office) or 612/554-0920 (cell)
vanessa@groupleaf.com                                   lara@minnesotaturkey.com
 

Turkey Drumstick Goes “Buffalo”; Concession Stand Gets Facelift
 
(Buffalo, MN) … Now it its 52nd year, Turkey To Go concession will serve up the tastiest turkey at the 2010 Minnesota State Fair. The Minnesota Turkey [...]

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Minneapolis, MN. (Aug. 9, 2010) – Whoever said there’s no such thing as a free lunch has never met Minnesota’s farmers. In fact, they are offering the chance for all Minnesota residents to win a free breakfast, lunch and dinner by way of free groceries– for an entire year.
Beginning today, Minnesota residents can [...]

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Contacts:
Lara Durben, MTGA |  763/682-2171  | lara@minnesotaturkey.com
Drew Levin, Turkey To Go  | 352/246-8321 |  drewlevin68@gmail.com   
 
(July 29, 2010) … Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA), owner of the Turkey To Go Concession at the Minnesota State Fair, is pleased to announce the opening of a Turkey To Go mobile food trailer on [...]

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June 15, 2010
Contact: Lara Durben, lara@minnesotaturkey.com
(Buffalo, MN) … One recipient has spent 37 years in the agricultural lending industry while the other is known quite simply as “a legend” in the turkey industry. Both are well-deserving of an award they received from the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) last week in Duluth, MN.
 

Dr. [...]

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April 6, 2010
Contact: Lara Durben, lara@minnesotaturkey.com
(Buffalo, MN )  … The Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council (MTRPC) has honored Kent and Lynn Meschke, Little Falls, Minn., as its Turkey Promoters of the Year.
 
“One of the primary functions of the MTRPC is to promote turkey to consumers and to promote the industry to the [...]

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April 6, 2010
Contact: Lara Durben, lara@minnesotaturkey.com
(Buffalo, MN )  … The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) has honored Kim Gorans, a turkey producer from Blomkest, Minn., for showing true dedication and commitment to the goals of the association.
 
Gorans and his family operate Gorans Brothers, which in 2009 was designated Minnesota’s first Discovery Farm. The [...]

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April 6, 2010
Contact: Lara Durben, lara@minnesotaturkey.com
(Buffalo, MN )  … The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) presented its prestigious Ranelius Award to Dr. Ron Lippert of Willmar, Minn., at its annual meeting on March 17 in St. Paul.
 
“The Ranelius Award is the most prestigious honor given by the MTGA,” said Rahn Annis, 2009-10 [...]

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April 6, 2010
Contact: Lara Durben, lara@minnesotaturkey.com

(Buffalo, MN)…Rahn Annis, outgoing 2009 President and Board Director of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, was honored by MTGA for his 9 years of service to the organization’s Board of Directors at its Annual Meeting on March 17 in St. Paul, Minn.
 
“On behalf of MTGA, I thank Rahn [...]

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April 6, 2010
Contact: Lara Durben, lara@minnesotaturkey.com
 
(Buffalo, MN)…Five people have been elected to the 16-member Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council board according to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), the agency responsible for conducting and certifying agricultural promotion council elections. The election was conducted by mail-in ballot in January.
 
The newly elected directors [...]

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April 6, 2010
Contact: Lara Durben, lara@minnesotaturkey.com
 

(Buffalo, MN)…Kent Meschke, Little Falls, Minn., has been elected president of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) and Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council (MTRPC) for 2010-11.
 
“I am looking forward to the challenges and opportunities that MTGA will face in the year to come,” said Meschke after officially [...]