After 45 years of a free cattle feed program run by Jack Daniel’s where livestock farmers in Moore County, Tennessee were able to use the “stillage” leftovers (corn, rye, barley), Jack Daniel’s is ending the program to partner with an energy company.
According to reports from local news outlets, panicked livestock farmers are already selling their land out of fear they will be unable to afford their operations going forward without the free cattle feed program ran by Jack Daniel’s for nearly half a century.
Jack Daniel’s Ends Free Cattle Feed Program For Panicked Farmers
To be clear, Jack Daniel’s has every right to end this program. They are not a charity, they are a global company and one of the largest and most famous whiskey producers on earth. Times are for farmers but they’re just as tough for businesses, and at the end of the day this is capitalism, not charity.
After Jack Daniel’s announced the program would be ending, farmers reached out to reporter Amanda Roberts of News Channel 5 in Tennessee. Farmers told the local news outlet “this decision could devastate (their) county and their livelihoods.”…