After competing at the Missouri State Fair, Addison Cadle of the Allendale Arrows 4-H Club, chose to donate her market hog through Hogs for Hunger, a program that turns livestock projects into high quality protein for Missouri families facing hunger. 4-H and FFA members from across the state have joined with Missouri Farmers Care to make a difference far beyond the showring this year.
Addison was one of 32 youth exhibitors who joined in the effort to commit 53 hogs, to provide approximately 27, 825 servings of protein and, to prove that even one animal can make a major difference when agriculture and generosity go hand in hand. A single hog is processed into approximately 525 servings of lean, high-quality pork, enough to help feed hundreds of Missourians facing food insecurity.
“Hogs for Hunger shows the heart of Missouri agriculture,” said Ashley McCarty, Executive Director of Missouri Farmers Care. “These young people are doing more than just raising animals, they’re stepping up to serve their neighbors in a powerful, tangible way.”
"Missouri agriculture is about more than crops and livestock—it's about people," said Governor Mike Kehoe. "The Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed Kids opens the door for Missourians to make a difference in the fight against hunger, and Missouri FFA and Missouri 4-H members are leading the way. Claudia and I are proud to join these leaders to make an impact and work toward a stronger, healthier Missouri.”
The pork donated through Hogs for Hunger is distributed to Missouri food banks through Feeding Missouri. Processing is completed by Kempf’s Custom Butchering, Sedalia, and costs are covered by the Missouri Farmers Care Foundation Drive to Feed Kids, presented in partnership with Brownfield Ag News, ADM and partners across Missouri agriculture.
Missouri’s agriculture community makes Hogs for Hunger possible through the generous support of: ADM, Brownfield Ag News, American Family Insurance / AmFam Dreams, Nutra-Blend, MFA Incorporated, Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, The Poultry Federation, FCS Financial, Jerry Litton Family Memorial Foundation, Smithfield Foods, Missouri Farm Bureau, Martin Rice, Missouri FFA Foundation, Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council, Missouri’s Electric Cooperatives, Missouri 4-H Foundation, Missouri Pork, Forrest and Charlotte Lucas and Lucas Cattle Company, Missouri State Fair Foundation, Midwest Dairy, and Empower Missouri.
For more information on the program or to see how to get involved in 2026, visit www.MOFarmersCare.com/hogs-for-hunger.
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