Stacy Dean

Participating in SNAP, or ordering SNAP foods on-line isn’t new, it’s a service that’s been available for a while.  Deputy Under Secretary for Food Nutrition and Consumer Services Stacy Dean said the USDA program has grown very rapidly.   “In March of 2020 ...

President Joe Biden has again nominated Margo Schlanger and Stacy Dean to politically appointed positions at the Department of Agriculture.  Biden nominated Schlanger to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights and Dean as Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. Both wer...

The USDA said it will increase funding to help schools continue to serve healthy meals this coming school year and provided financial relief for schools and childcare providers.   The reimbursement schools will get for each meal served will increase by 68 cents per free or reduced-price lunch and 32 cents per free or reduced-price breakfast.   The in...

Those who provide school meals to students nationwide are reporting troubles doing their job. From food that's not available to prices that are much higher than anticipated, busting the budgets of school districts. "...and it's necessary for the Department of Agriculture to learn about these experiences and be able to respond accordingly," noted Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack ... Re

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Stacy Dean, and USDA Food and Nutrition Service Administrator Cindy Long recently held a listening session focused on school meals. The session took place with 19 school food industry executives to discuss their critical role in strengthening access to nutritious foods for school meals programs, both now and into

'We know that over half of Americans are aware of MyPlate which just means that so many folks are trying to shift and change their eating to be a little bit more healthy" said USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Stacy Dean ...

A USDA Food Nutrition and  consumer service official acknowledges the simple message offered by the MyPlate symbol, now 10 years old. "The concept of MyPlate is just this visualization of how much of the different five food groups to have on your plate and in your beverage." ...

On Thursday, the Department of Agriculture announced three senior appointments. USDA named nutrition policy expert Stacy Dean as deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services. Before joining USDA, Dean served as vice president for food assistance policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington, D ...