Turkeys distributed in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

Partnership provides 240,000+ additional meals.

The Hormel Cure 81 ham brand donated $50,000 and food for Easter meals to help families who are spending the Easter holiday at Fisher Houses across the country.

The meat and poultry were donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and the Isaiah 58 Outreach Ministry of Belmont Church by exhibitors at the Annual Meat Conference.

Hormel Foods Corp. announced that donations to hunger relief organizations throughout the United States and abroad totaled more than $3 million during its fiscal year 2012.

To date in 2012, Cargill has donated more than 13,500 turkeys to food banks and other charities across the U.S. that focus on feeding those in need.

Citing the growing need for nutrition and health programs in Wichita, the local Cargill Cares Council allocated nearly $87,750 to area charities, which is being matched by Cargill Inc.

Tyson Foods donated 10,000 pounds of ground beef to Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska Food Bank.