News & Updates

Oakdale Turkey Farm Thanksgiving 2020 Tour

November 25, 2020
Source:
Millennial Farmer
Gobble Gobble! Millennial Farmer tours Oakdale 6th Generation Turkey Farm. Where does your Thanksgiving Turkey come from? Happy Thanksgiving!

Some Minnesota turkey producers adapted to this year's smaller Thanksgiving gathering and more

November 25, 2020
Source:
Growing Harvest Ag Network
Tim Miller is a turkey producer in southern Minnesota with TJ Turkey LLP

How Leftovers Saved Thanksgiving Turkey From the Pandemic

November 25, 2020
Source:
Bloomberg
Spending the holiday over Zoom hasn't sapped appetites for big roast birds.

What size turkey do customers want for a pandemic Thanksgiving?

November 24, 2020
Source:
St. Cloud Times
Meadowlark Turkeys in Melrose is one of the growers supplying Americans with their Thanksgiving birds.

So Minnesota: Local farmers have played role in White House turkey pardon tradition

November 23, 2020
Source:
KSTP News
With Thanksgiving coming up, Americans can expect the tradition of a turkey being pardoned by the president at the White House.

Turkey farmers prepare for different type of Thanksgiving

November 20, 2020
Source:
KSTP News
It's been a rollercoaster of a year for Minnesota turkey producers trying to predict what the Thanksgiving meal will look like amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

With rituals upended, Minnesotans rethink Thanksgiving

November 14, 2020
Source:
Star Tribune
When it comes to the food-centric Thanksgiving holiday, Minnesota is king.

State Aid Set for Minnesota Turkey Farmers

November 12, 2020
Source:
MTGA
Minnesota Department of Agriculture unveiled the Turkey Market Loss Cost-Share Program to help turkey farmers and the industry

Turkey Farmer John Burkel is Elected to the Minnesota House

November 9, 2020
Source:
MTGA
Past President of Minnesota Turkey Growers Association John Burkel won election to the Minnesota House of Representatives