Trick or Treat - Feeding Candy to Cattle

[fuzzi]

Interesting article, with pros and cons:

Big Ag Sees ‘Win-Win’ as Farmers Feed Leftover Candy to Livestock

Candy companies overproduce sugary treats and farmers feed the leftovers to livestock, claiming it’s a “sustainable” solution. Critics argue the practice benefits corporations financially while masking the systemic issues of excess production, cheap corn subsidies and an unhealthy food system.

childrenshealthdefense.org

Apparently feeding surplus candy as a filler has been a practice for at least a decade.

 

[SteepedInSheep]

And people wonder why my husband and I raise our own meat!

 

[Baymule]

There was a Carmel popcorn in a box called Fiddle Faddle when I was a kid. Crunchy and yummy like most junk food. My best friend’s grandparents had retired from their dairy, still lived there but leased out the farm. She and I spent lots of weekends there. One time there was a huge pile of that popcorn in the boxes and they were feeding it to the dairy cows. I’ll never forget that mountain of Fiddle Faddle.

 

[murphysranch]

I remember Fiddle Faddle in those boxes!!

 

[SageHill]

I remember Fiddle Faddle!

 

[Mini Horses]

It's still available!! Have some