USDA Makes Available More Than $60 Million in School Meals, Launches New Partnership

October 16, 2023 USDA

This announcement helps to reach the goals released in conjunction with the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in September 2022 to increase access to healthy foods for students at schools across the country.

USDA Expands Access to School Breakfast and Lunch for More Students

September 27, 2023 USDA

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today 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.

USDA Amending the Federal Marketing Order for California Walnuts

August 23, 2023 USDA AMS

USDA announced that producers of walnuts grown in California voted for six amendments to the federal marketing order regulating the handling of walnuts grown in California.

USDA Publishes Recommended Decision Proposing Amendments to the Appalachian, Florida, and Southeast Milk Marketing Orders and Agreements

July 21, 2023 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a Recommended Decision proposing to amend the inter-market transportation credits in the Appalachian and Southeast Federal milk marketing orders (FMMOs) and to establish distributing plant delivery credits in the Appalachian, Florida and Southeast FMMOs.

Statement from the International Dairy Foods Association on the Confirmation of Xochitl Torres Small as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, released the following statement on the confirmation of Xochitl Torres Small as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S. Department of Agriculture: