Farm News for Thursday, June 23, 2016

Culver’s Introduces #FarmingFridays

The Culver’s restaurant chain is giving its social media followers a chance to see into the daily lives of farming community members.  Culver’s is asking agricultural influencers to submit photos and videos during a seven-week series called #FarmingFridays.  The people who’ve been invited to share information about their farming life on Culver’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts will do so every Friday from June 24 to August 5.  Culver’s says its restaurants are committed to helping customers to learn more about the people who are behind the food they eat.  The initiative is part of Culver’s national Thank You Farmers Program, which recognizes the hard work of the farmers who feed the nation.  So far, the national Thank You Farmers initiative has raised nearly $1 million to support the National FFA Organization and its Foundation, as well as local FFA chapters and ag organizations.

Meat Stays On Military Menus

The House of Representatives recently passed the Defense Department Appropriations Act with an amendment that said meat will remain an option for members of the military.  The amendment was offered by Nebraska Republican Adrian Smith, and it prohibits the Defense Department from excluding meat in its food service program manual. The U.S. Coast Guard had cut meat consumption among its cadets by ten percent over three years, and that prompted concerns of potential meat cuts among other service branches. Smith said, “Meat contains vitamins and nutrients not available in a plant-based diet. The amendment is not a mandate or prohibition; it simply says there will be a meat option for our service members each day.” Both the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and National Pork Producers’ Council applauded Smith’s efforts to make sure anti-meat activists can’t decide what our military can and cannot eat.

Source  NAFB News