Governor Dayton is urging all of us to serve Minnesota-grown turkeys for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
He says there are 450 turkey farmers in the state and “we have 46 million very healthy turkeys who are waiting their arrival on the tables of Minnesotans and others around the country. Minnesota is the number one state for turkey production, it’s just a very important part of our state’s agricultural economy.”
Dayton says turkey production generates $807-million in economic activity every year and supports 26,000 Minnesota jobs.