'The Big Feed', a famed rural telethon set to support farmer-driven charity Meat the Need, is heading into its final moments.

The telethon kicked off at 6am today and will wrap up at 8pm- giving hosts 14 hours to raise as many meat and milk meals as possible for over 110 food banks.

The Country's Jamie Mackay says this year's telethon aims to break last year's record of 1.2 million meals.

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'The Big Feed', a famed rural telethon set to support farmer-driven charity Meat the Need, is heading into its final moments.
The telethon kicked off at 6am today and will wrap up at 8pm- giving hosts 14 hours to raise as many meat and milk meals as possible for over 110 food banks.
The Country's Jamie Mackay says this year's telethon aims to break last year's record of 1.2 million meals.
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