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'Farm to School' program set to start in Sidney

Local beef to be donated to schools

Sidney schools will be serving locally produced beef in their cafeterias this year.

A partnership between the Sidney Public School District, the Cheyenne County Farm Bureau and local beef producers was announced at a school board meeting this week.

Jennifer Gipfert, a farm bureau representative, said for the first year, she is expecting the school district to receive 15 animals.

Through the agreement, the farm bureau will work to seek donations of cattle from local producers. The only cost to the school district will be the transportation and processing of the beef to a USDA-certified facil...

 

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