(La Porte County, IN) - 4-H youth from La Porte County raised more food for the needy than any other 4-H group in the state.
The effort was through the annual “Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer competition presented by Farm Credit Mid-America. The competition brought together 40 county fairs across Indiana.
Participating 4-H youth collected food for local food banks while earning funds to support their county organizations.
“Programs like Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer reflect the best of rural America, bringing people together to help one another and address local needs,” said Natasha Cox, Farm Credit Mid-America’s senior vice president of agricultural lending in Indiana.
The first place finish means $5,000 for the La Porte County 4-H program.
The La Porte County 4-H youth taking part raised more than 23,000 pounds of food with about half of the amount coming from the animals they showed during the fair and later sold at the fair auction.
The animals were processed into mostly one pound packages of ground meat.
The remainder of the donated food was in the form of canned goods and other similar products. The local youth not only raised more than other 4-H’ers from this region but also statewide.
West Central Indiana – 61,392 pounds of food
- First Place: Miami County Fair, 18,298 pounds
- Second Place: Howard County Fair, 10,446 pounds
- Third Place: Benton County Fair, 7,760 pounds
Northern Indiana – 39,406 pounds of food
- First Place: LaPorte County Fair, 23,246 pounds
- Second Place: Lake County Fair, 8,660 pounds
- Third Place: Fulton County Fair, 5,780 pounds
Southeast Indiana – 39,189 pounds of food
- First Place: Jackson County Fair, 14,934 pounds
- Second Place: Harrison County Fair, 6,920 pounds
- Third Place: Clark County Fair, 3,010 pounds
Southwest Indiana – 25,865 pounds of food
- First Place: Monroe County Fair, 9,439 pounds
- Second Place: Morgan County Fair, 4,520 pounds
- Third Place: Putnam County Fair, 3,880 pounds
East Central Indiana – 15,300 pounds of food
- First Place: Wabash County Fair, 8,416 pounds
- Second Place: Wells County Fair, 4,544 pounds
- Third Place: Huntington County Fair, 1,740 pounds
