Farm Bureau families helped to feed more of the nation’s hungry than ever in 2009.
The American Farm Bureau reports that their member families around the country raised more than $213,000 and donated more than 4.8 million pounds of food to hungry Americans as part of Farm Bureau’s “Harvest for All” program. Combined, the monetary and food donations provided the equivalent of nearly 5.3 million meals through Feeding America food banks.
The money raised last year broke the prior record of $160,000 in 2008. Farm Bureau’s Harvest for All program started in 2004, and is a joint effort between Farm Bureau and Feeding America through which agricultural producers can help all Americans enjoy the bounty produced by the nation’s farm and ranch families.