Families Food Box Program

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue, recently made a stop in Pennsylvania to observe distribution of USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Boxes. "Charitable food distribution and food banks have been important for a long time," Perdue noted. "They really come to light here with so many people out of work now. I b ...

On Wednesday, Senator Debbie Stabenow introduced legislation to help protect the food supply after the COVID-19 crisis has put an unprecedented strain on farmers, workers, food banks and families. The Ranking Democrat on the Senate Ag Committee, said the Food Supply Protection Act will support food banks and non-profits to help increase their capacity and address growing demand ...

House Agriculture Committee members want questions answered regarding the Department of Agriculture’s Families Food Box Program. Led by Democrat Marcia Fudge of Ohio, the group sent a letter to Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue. They said the letter comes amid reports of contracts under the program awarded to companies with little to no experience in agriculture and food distribution, and may have little

"Our food supply chain is very integrated, it’s very sophisticated, and even synchronized in a way" Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue recently said. "And that gives American consumers the lowest cost food anywhere in the developed world." However, Perdue said this week that efficiency produces separate supply chain systems: one for grocery stores and one for restaurants. Lea ... Re

Last week, the USDA approved $1.2 billion in contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The program is designed to connect excess meat, dairy and produce on farms with families facing food insecurity. The funding far exceeds the $100 million per month the department initially planned for the program, due to high interest and need ...