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Butler County Farm Bureau Celebrates Food Check-Out Week

The cost of food in America remains affordable.  According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, American consumers spend, on average, just over 10 percent of their disposable income for food.  That means the average household will have earned enough disposable income-that portion of income available for spending or saving to pay for its annual food supply in about seven weeks, said Kentucky Farm Bureau president Mark Haney. 
“America’s food supply is the most affordable as well as the safest in the world,” Haney said.  “Domestic foods that are produced by farmers in Kentucky and throughout the United States are responsible, in part, for our nation’s increased standard of living.”
In celebration of Food Check-Out Week, February 18-24, the Butler County Farm Bureau Board of Directors and the Women’s Committee will be registering each person who visits the Farm Bureau office on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday with a winner drawn to receive a $50 grocery gift certificate on Wednesday afternoon.  Thursday and Friday anyone who likes the Butler County Farm Bureau Facebook page will be in a drawing for a $50 grocery gift certificate each day, with a total of three $50 grocery gift certificates being awarded during the week.  Brochures will also be available in the office with additional information regarding food production.
This week also gives us an opportunity to express our thanks to each farmer in Butler County who works each day of the year to produce quality food for each of us. Agriculture is the primary income source for our county.
Long after Food Check-Out Week, Americans are required to continue earning income for other necessitates.  The Tax Foundation has reported that Americans must work 100 days to pay their federal taxes.  The cost of food is one of our greatest commodities with the less cost.

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