JAMESTOWN — North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) on Wednesday, Nov. 12, donated $500,000 to the Great Plains Food Bank (GPFB), a leading hunger-relief organization and the state’s only food bank. The contribution is dedicated to the relief agency’s Harvesting Hope Campaign, which is focused on building a new statewide distribution center to expand food access across the state.

“We are fortunate to be able to make this donation, which comes from the strength of our grassroots organization and our members — the hundreds of family farmers and ranchers who put food on our tables every day,” said North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne.

Farmers Union is a longtime partner of Great Plains Food Bank, recently donating 35,000 pounds of pork in September. NDFU is the state’s largest general

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