Every year in early October, schools across the nation look locally for their foods, and students learn a little bit more ...

The Precious Moments Childcare Center in Elkview has announced recently its participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded Child and Adult Care Food Program.

Children receiving school lunches consumer fewer empty calories, and more milk, fruit, vegetables and fiber than those who ...

USDA is investing $1.7 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to purchase locally produced foods for emergency food ...

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“Lunchables are not a healthy option for kids and shouldn’t be allowed on the menu as part of the National School Lunch Program,” Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer ...

Most of the institutions newly eligible for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Community Eligibility Provision are in ...

USDA will provide $1.2bn to support local food purchases with schools, child care facilities, food banks, and other institutions. The further $500m will be used to purchase domestic commodities for ...

USDA revised its forecast for food prices in 2024, expecting a smaller increase than previously predicted. All food costs this year are now projected to rise 2.2%, up from 2.3% in August ...

This latest round of funding, in addition to the nearly $2 billion allocated in 2022 and 2023, will enable states to order American-grown commodities from the USDA for emergency food providers.

USDA's previous rule allowed the label of “Product of USA” on food products made from animals born, raised and slaughtered in foreign countries if these products were processed in the US.

The program, which provides free groceries to millions of women and children nationwide, now covers naan, soy milk, teff and ...