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Sandy, Utah AND Vernal, Utah — The Miracle of Agriculture Foundation today announced it will hold its fourth Farmers Feeding Utah Miracle Project this Friday, September 25 from 5—7 p.m. at Western Park in Vernal, Utah. The Miracle of Agriculture Foundation was formed in May 2020 by the leadership of the Utah Farm Bureau Foundation as a way to support agricultural producers in Utah and simultaneously help poor and underprivileged families in the state. “Unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact families, individuals and organizations throughout the state,” said Clayton Beckstead, executive director of the Miracle of Agriculture Foundation. “After researching the matter and consulting with our partners, we felt it was time to hold our fourth Farmers Feeding Utah Miracle Project — this one in Vernal, Utah.” Miracle Project Uinta Basin will take […]

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Sandy, Utah — As the impacts of the current health pandemic continue to be felt throughout the state, the Miracle of Agriculture Foundation launched its third Farmers Feeding Utah Miracle Project to provide relief to farmers and families during the last week of July:  “Miracle Project West Salt Lake.” “This was an amazing thing, to see these families roll through here that needed help. We were really able to do some good,” said Ron Gibson, President of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation. “Covid-19 has really heightened the issue of food insecurity in communities across Utah. The work that is being done by Farmers Feeding Utah is critical in making sure that families and individuals have the food they need,” said Gina Cornia, Executive Director of Utahns Against Hunger. “It is especially important that when you look […]

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Sandy, Utah — Having recently made its first delivery of what will be more than 100,000 pounds of food to Utah’s Navajo neighbors, including live sheep and flour, Farmers Feeding Utah made delivered food for its second miracle project, benefiting food pantries and families in Box Elder, Cache, and Rich counties. Prior to a press conference and donation at the Cache Community Food Pantry, volunteers from Utah State University Extension, Farm Bureau Financial Services, Utah Farm Bureau, and Dairy West met at the Maverik Football stadium in Logan to make food donations to families in need, many of which have suffered recent economic losses. More than 550 families received food donations at the food donation event at USU and the Cache Community Food Pantry. In all, the program delivered 42,000 pounds of potatoes, 19,000 dozen eggs from Oakdell, 3,000 pounds of pork, […]

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Sandy, Utah  — Only two days after making the first delivery of what will be more than 100,000 pounds of food to Utah’s Navajo neighbors, with another delivery scheduled for Monday, Farmers Feeding Utah is launching its second miracle project: Miracle Project Northern Utah. “The Cache Food Pantry has lost two of our major food drives this past year – the Boy Scouts of America and the Post Office food drives – due to Coronavirus, and so the food donations used to sustain families are gone,” said Matt Whitaker, Cache Food Pantry Director. “There are more clients than ever because of being out of work, and grocery Stores have been less able to donate because the rush of shoppers. Ultimately, we’re just looking to serve individuals and families in need – especially those that have fallen through the cracks.” The […]

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A week after its initial launch, the Farmers Feeding Utah campaign has identified its first ‘Miracle Project’ with a planned distribution of Utah lamb to several Utah chapters of the Navajo nation in Southeastern Utah – specifically, the Mexican Water, Aneth, Oljato, and Navajo Mountain chapters. “We’ve been blown away by the initial response to the launch of this campaign and are looking forward to making this first delivery of food,” said Ron Gibson, president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, the organization behind the Farmers Feeding Utah campaign. “Through this first project, we’re able to help a very deserving group of people that have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and help some Utah sheep ranchers at the same time. These ranchers have had their market for lamb reduced significantly with restaurants operating at limited […]

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Program aims to raise funds to sustain farmers impacted by Covid-19 pandemic and supply families & food organizations with donations Sandy, UTAH — The Utah Farm Bureau Federation today is launching the ‘Farmers Feeding Utah’ campaign, FarmersFeedingUtah.org, to help sustain farmers and ranchers impacted by Covid-19, while providing food and donations to Utah families in need. The campaign was launched in partnership with Utah State University’s ‘Hunger Solutions Institute’, other hunger relief organizations and the Utah Department of Agriculture & Food (UDAF). “The mission of the Utah Farm Bureau is to inspire all Utah families to connect, succeed, and grow through the ‘Miracle of Agriculture’, and that’s what we’re hoping to do today,” said Ron Gibson, president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, the state’s largest general farm and ranch organization. “We’re encouraging all Utahns to help grow […]