Max Armstrong shares some Thanksgiving sentiments from Zippy Duvall, president, American Farm Bureau Federation. Max shares how per-person consumption of turkey has risen and the U.S. is the largest producer and exporter of these birds and Minnesota is No. 1. And Max shares the story of a Kansas family who has watched every Hallmark Christmas movie who has tracked every one of these shows since the beginning.

Midwest Digest is a twice-daily audio feature produced by Max Armstrong, offering news and commentary from across the Midwest.

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