BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Turkey Federation is presenting traditional Thanksgiving turkeys to Gov. Doug Burgum and Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Tom Bodine.A Monday morning ceremony was scheduled. The turkeys traditionally are given “pardons.”The annual event also benefits charity. The Turkey Federation is donating a dozen frozen turkeys each to the Ruth Meiers Hospitality House and the Abused Adult Resource Center, both in Bismarck.

North Dakota isn’t a big turkey producer. Nine farms in the state produce about a million birds each year.