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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, April 19, 2024
School meal directors got a break this month when Congress approved a multi-agency appropriations package that maintains current limits on sodium in school meals and gives schools the option to serve low-fat flavored milk.
Torres Small takes over as USDA’s deputy from Kevin Shea, the administrator of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Kevin McAdams has been tapped as the next CEO of Perdue Farms.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is in California today, where he is expected to announce another series of efforts to improve competition in agribusiness and address a meat labeling issue that has dogged the agency for years.
President Joe Biden will propose new tax increases with his fiscal 2024 budget this week, while the Republican-controlled House will force a vote on killing the administration’s new rule that expands the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act.
A bill headed to the White House will extend a series of waivers ensuring the availability of meals for kids during the summer and upcoming school year.
The Department of Agriculture is distributing $1.5 billion to the nation’s school meal program operators to help them deal with supply chain challenges that are driving up costs.
A shortage of food delivery drivers and warehouse workers is forcing schools to streamline lunchtime options as orders fail to arrive on time for meal preparation or wholesale manufacturers simply can't provide items schools need.