Helping to Feed the Less Fortunate
Helping to Feed the Less Fortunate
Welcome to Open Range, I’m Susan Allen. Stay tuned because after the break I’ll check in with our field reporter, Greg Martin for the AgriBeef Minute.
I’m Greg Martin with the Open Range AgriBeef Minute. Washington’s beef industry has come together to help feed the more than 40,000 people in the Inland Northwest who go hungry each week. Patti Brumbach with the Washington Beef Commission says AgriBeef and the industry are helping to provide great protein for the hungry.
BRUMBACH: The challenges of our economy right now the Second Harvest has more and more need to feed the undernourished and underfed and one of the points that comes out of that is less than 4% of all of the food donations that they get are protein.
Brumbach says that AgriBeef made them a challenge.
BRUMBACH: So they said if you can get the industry to do fundraising activities to get beef into the hands of our consumers then we’ll match it by 50-cents for every one-dollar.
Each animal or the cash equivalent provides 1,600 servings of high-quality, nutrient-rich beef protein. She says producers and consumers alike should visit their website at beefcounts.org.
BRUMBACH: A grower can donate cash to the program. Consumers can also donate to the program but also throughout the year we have had fundraising activities. We have beef distribution events throughout the state where we’re asking ranchers to show up and help serve that product and we’re committed to doing fundraising so that we can sustain this program year-round.
I’m Greg Martin and that’s today’s AgriBeef Minute.
Thanks Greg. Don’t forget Greg will be back each Wednesday with the AgriBeef Minute. Agri Beef Co - Real Families, Great People, Exceptional Beef. I’m Susan Allen.
