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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cDonating pork to Feed My People is a win all-around,\u201d said WFU President Darin Von Ruden. \u201cPeople in need of food assistance will be able to get delicious pork, and Redwoods Farms is able to continue moving product and processing meat from family farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause of COVID-19, many families have seen their grocery budget shrink. We saw a way to help not only feed families, but keep our employees working,\u201d explained FUE President Doug Sombke, who also leads South Dakota Farmers Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Redwood Farms processing facility, located in Estherville, Iowa, is a unique processing facility that is focused on providing farmers the best market pricing for off-spec hogs and on producing the highest quality pork for customers. It is one of several businesses that make up Farmers Union Enterprises, which in turn helps fund Farmers Union organizations in North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota and Wisconsin as well as some National Farmers Union and FUE programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In all, FUE plans to donate 150,000 pounds of pork ribs to pantries in the five states it supports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFarmers Union is all about working together to meet our common needs,\u201d Von Ruden said. \u201cWe\u2019re glad to be able to partner with Feed My People to get these products out to those who need it most in these difficult times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere couldn\u2019t be a better time to receive such a generous supply of pork,\u201d said Emily Moore, executive director of Feed My People. \u201cWe and our 200 program partners are grateful to be able to offer families throughout west central Wisconsin such highly desired protein at a time when food insecurity is so prevalent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"