Minnesota Turkey Growers Association

Name

Minnesota Turkey Growers Association

Legal name

Minnesota Turkey Growers Association

Website

https://minnesotaturkey.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees from turkey farmers, allied industry members, associate members, and government/university members. MTGA members contribute an affordable annual fee in return for news alerts, member education, workforce opportunities, and other benefits.
2. Checkoff Program: MTRPC manages funds collected through voluntary checkoff contributions from turkey farmers. The checkoff funds research, public outreach, and education efforts.
3. Advertising Revenue: Revenue from advertising in Gobbles bi-monthly publication (750 readers) and WingTips weekly e-newsletter (1,200 readers). Website classified ads for job postings and equipment sales.
4. Turkey To Go Food Service: MTGA operates the Turkey To Go food booth at the Minnesota State Fair since 1958, selling turkey sandwiches and drumsticks. Proceeds support the turkey industry and donations to fight hunger.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MTGA is a nonprofit trade association that delivers advocacy, government affairs, member education, workforce development, and public relations services to Minnesota's turkey farmers and allied industry members through tiered annual memberships. Its affiliated MTRPC administers a state-legislated checkoff program that funds turkey health research, consumer promotion, and K-12 education. Together the organizations also operate the Turkey To Go food booth at the Minnesota State Fair, publish Gobbles and WingTips member communications, run scholarship programs, and host an online classifieds marketplace.

Product overview

The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association (MTGA) and its sister organization, the Minnesota Turkey Research and Promotion Council (MTRPC), operate as a dual-structure membership organization. MTGA functions as the core membership organization providing advocacy, government affairs, member education, workforce development, and public relations for turkey farmers. MTRPC serves as the research and promotion arm funded by checkoff contributions, managing turkey health research grants, consumer education, and promotion initiatives. Key programs include the Turkey To Go food booth (sub-brand), Gobbles and WingTips publications, scholarship programs (Ranelius and Poultry Health Certificate), job postings board, equipment classifieds, education resources for K-12, and a State Fair educational booth. The organizations also sponsor turkey health research funding through partnerships with the University of Minnesota.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Turkey To Go: MTGA's food booth at the Minnesota State Fair, serving roasted turkey since 1958. Located at 1256 Clough Street, the booth offers giant turkey sandwiches and drumsticks and has won the People's Choice Award for best fair food.
• Gobbles
• WingTips

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $1 billion in economic activity generated for Minnesota
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Second Harvest HeartlandminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025MTGA partners with Second Harvest Heartland for the 'Turkey on Every Table' initiative. Since 2008, MTGA has donated a portion of Turkey To Go proceeds to fight hunger. In 2024, MTGA purchased and donated $10,000 worth of turkey products to food shelves across Minnesota.
• Ferndale MarketcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Turkey supplier partner for Turkey To Go at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair. Ferndale Market is a free-range turkey producer owned by the Peterson family in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.
• Turkey Valley FarmscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Turkey supplier partner for Turkey To Go at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair. Turkey Valley Farms is a grower-owned operation in Marshall, Minnesota known for antibiotic-free and free-range birds.
• Jennie-O Turkey StorecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Turkey supplier partner for Turkey To Go at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair. Jennie-O Turkey Store is based in Willmar, Minnesota and allows consumers to trace their whole turkey back to the farm.
• Northern PridecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Turkey supplier partner for Turkey To Go at the 2025 Minnesota State Fair. Northern Pride is a cooperative of independent turkey farmers in Thief River Falls specializing in free-range, antibiotic-free, and organic turkeys.
• National Turkey FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNTF is the national turkey industry partner headquartered in Washington D.C. Provides Minnesota turkey farmers a voice in national and global marketplace. Through this partnership, Minnesota benefits from turkey marketing and promotion, turkey health research and innovation, expanded turkey market exports, and public educational outreach efforts. Three out of 11 NTF executive committee positions are held by Minnesotans.
• University of MinnesotacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTRPC has partnered with the University of Minnesota on many research projects. From turkey welfare to turkey health, research discoveries have been instrumental to the success of Minnesota's turkey industry and the poultry industry worldwide. MTRPC also partners with UMN's College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) for Celebrate Ag and Food Day events.
• Feliz InccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRestaurant management company that manages the Turkey To Go food booth operations at the Minnesota State Fair on behalf of MTGA.
• NexbakeryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal and minority-owned business providing quality handmade buns for Turkey To Go at the Minnesota State Fair.
• Mike and Kat's Other PlaceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVendor providing fresh lemonade and small-batch coffee for Turkey To Go at the Minnesota State Fair.
• MN Ag in the ClassroomminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership to bring the farm to students across Minnesota through programming that exposes K-12 students to agriculture and the turkey industry.
• Children's Museum of Southern MinnesotaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMTRPC participates in the Mankato Children's Museum Fall Fest where children ages 3-12 and their parents learn about agriculture and the turkey industry.
• FFA and 4-HminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMTRPC sponsors FFA's Agricultural Proficiency Awards in Poultry Production and builds interest in turkey careers through 4-H programming to develop the next generation of agriculture workforce.
• Select GeneticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe country's largest turkey hatchery, part of Life-Science Innovations collection of businesses focused on STEM innovation. Located in Willmar, Minnesota.
• Life-Science InnovationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollection of businesses including the country's largest turkey hatchery (Select Genetics) in Willmar, Minnesota, focused on STEM innovation. The Huisinga and Norling families helped establish this major turkey industry enterprise.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• American Feed Industry Association: National trade association representing U.S. animal feed manufacturers. Adjacent supplier to MTGA's farmer members, sharing lobbying channels and serving the same livestock production ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Minnesota Pork Producers Association: Minnesota state-level commodity trade association for pork producers. Structurally analogous to MTGA — membership-based, state-focused advocacy, checkoff-funded research arm, allied membership tiers — making it the most direct operational peer.
• Iowa Turkey Federation: State-level turkey producer association in Iowa, the second-largest turkey-producing state. Closest direct peer in mission and structure, representing a competing but adjacent concentration of independent turkey farmers.

Broad incumbents

• National Chicken Council: National trade association for the U.S. broiler chicken industry. Adjacent poultry protein with similar advocacy, education, and public-relations programs that compete with turkey for consumer share and political attention.
• National Turkey Federation: National-level trade association for the U.S. turkey industry headquartered in Washington, D.C. MTGA is a core strategic partner and Minnesota holds 3 of 11 NTF executive committee seats; functions as a national counterpart to MTGA's state-level mandate.
• U.S. Poultry & Egg Association: National trade association representing the poultry and egg industry, including turkey producers. Overlaps MTGA's research, education, and regulatory advocacy mission at a broader commodity level.
• National Cattlemen's Beef Association: National beef-industry trade association. While focused on a different protein, NCBA's state-affiliate checkoff model, lobbying infrastructure, and consumer-promotion programs closely mirror MTGA's operating playbook.

Regional players

• Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation: Statewide general farm organization in Minnesota representing all commodity farmers. Overlaps MTGA on state-level policy advocacy and rural Minnesota member services.
• Wisconsin Pork Producers Association: Sister state pork-producer association for Wisconsin. Comparable structure — member-funded advocacy, allied tiers, scholarships — serving a neighboring Upper Midwest livestock cluster with similar regulatory and consumer dynamics.
• Minnesota Corn Growers Association: Minnesota state-level commodity association for corn growers with a parallel checkoff-funded promotion council (MN Corn Research & Promotion Council). Comparable dual-association model serving a feed-input industry tightly linked to turkey production.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MinnesotaTurkey
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MinnesotaTurkey
• Facebookfacebook.com/minnesotaturkec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/minnesota-turkey
• Instagraminstagram.com/minnesotaturkey
• Pinterestpinterest.com/minnesotaturkey

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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