Tag: farmers to families food box

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the USDA has approved up to $1 billion for these contracts to support American producers and communities in need through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

NPR is a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, but its latest analysis on USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program is filled with cheap shots and ignorance of the fresh produce market.

The USDA has given out about 50 Basic Ordering Agreements for companies to pack combo food boxes starting Sept. 1. Blue Book talked to two of them who said they’re ready to go.

Following the President’s announcement of additional funding up to $1 billion, USDA also announced today it intends to extend current contractors that desire to continue to deliver food boxes through September 18.

Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced up to an additional $1 billion for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

President Donald Trump announced today that USDA will spend an additional $1 billion on the Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

The Farmers to Families Food Box BOA Solicitation Round 3 is hereby amended.

With PMA giving the industry a preview of the virtual Fresh Summit 2020 this week, Pamela and Greg give their early impressions.

The USDA expects to have the September-October round of Farmers to Families Food Box contracts in place soon so that there’s no delay from round 2 to 3. The agency explains its food box thought process in this exclusive interview.

USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program is unquestionably a success, as nearly 60 million food boxes have been invoiced. But when it comes to produce, it baffles me how USDA keeps getting some basic things wrong.