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Expanding Food Access for Students
Expanding Food Access for Students
Expanding Food Access for Students
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is giving an estimated 3,000 more school districts in high-need areas the option to serve breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost, by expanding the availability of the Community Eligibility Provision, commonly known as CEP.
Farm Bill Simplified: Forestry
Farm Bill Simplified: Forestry
Farm Bill Simplified: Forestry
The Senate Agriculture Committee once again released a newsletter entitled "Farm Bill 101: Forestry." The one-pager is designed to be easily digestible and explain how the bill helps in forestry.
2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Announced
2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Announced
2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Announced
The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the appointment of 20 nationally recognized scientists to serve on the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.  The Committee will review the current body of science on key nutrition topics and develop a scientific report that includes its independent assessment of the evidence and recommendations for USDA and HHS as t
What Would Vilsack Like To See In The 2023 Farm Bill?
What Would Vilsack Like To See In The 2023 Farm Bill?
What Would Vilsack Like To See In The 2023 Farm Bill?
According to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, when it comes to crafting the new Farm Bill, the USDA’s role is one of advisory and providing information.  But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a wish list of his own.  First, he said it will be important all sides work together to get a Farm Bill done on time.    “It will be important and n...
UI Researcher Looking Into Fall Food Peas
UI Researcher Looking Into Fall Food Peas
UI Researcher Looking Into Fall Food Peas
A University of Idaho crop researcher is trying to work out the agronomics of raising food-quality fall peas as a high yielding rotation crop for farmers in the state’s panhandle.  The UI’s Kurt Schroeder says while local growers have planted fall peas in the past as a cover crop, planting them for food is very different.  He said one of the ...
USDA Invests Additional $10M to Support Community Food Projects
USDA Invests Additional $10M to Support Community Food Projects
USDA Invests Additional $10M to Support Community Food Projects
Earlier this week, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced an investment of nearly $10 million through the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program.  The funding, made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act, bolsters USDA’s food and nutrition security efforts.  Specifically, the f...
White House Looks To Address Hunger, Nutrition Needs
White House Looks To Address Hunger, Nutrition Needs
White House Looks To Address Hunger, Nutrition Needs
"This September I'll be convening a White House conference on hunger nutrition and health," President Joe Biden recently announced. The Commander In Cheif noted the conference is designed to catalyze both the public and private sectors. "Anti-hunger and nutrition advocates, food companies, local & state governments, tribal and territory communities; to lay out our plan to comba
Potatoes USA: Working To Help Growers, Promote Spuds
Potatoes USA: Working To Help Growers, Promote Spuds
Potatoes USA: Working To Help Growers, Promote Spuds
Potato growers have a lot to address in 2022, outside of weather and growing conditions. Blair Richardson, CEO of Potatoes USA said like the entire farming community, potato growers are trying to overcome logistical issues, inflation, rising input costs as well as the war in Ukraine ...

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