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The strain on emergency food resources across Washington is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. A Thursday webinar focused on the current challenges of providing healthy nutritious food for Washingtonians in need, and how those challenges could evolve into the future ...

In an effort to better connect farmers with food banks and other programs that help those in need, Representative Dan Newhouse is introducing companion legislation to Kelly Loffler’s American Farms, Food Banks and Families Act in the Senate. Newhouse ...

Last week, Georgia senator Kelly Loffler introduction legislation that would create a new office at the USDA to connect food banks with Farmers. The proposal would create a Domestic Ag Supply Chain Administrators to act as a liaison between food banks, grocers and nonprofit food distributors with farmers ...

Legislation introduced this week would create a new office at the USDA to connect food banks with farmers. The American Farms, Food banks and Families Act proposes to create a Domestic Ag Supply Chain Administrator to act as a liaison between food banks, grocers and nonprofit food distributors to expand market access for farmers ...

On Monday, the USDA kicked off the 11th annual government-wide Feds Feed Families campaign. The effort encourages employees from all federal departments and agencies to give in-kind contributions, food, services and time, to food banks and pantries ...

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 ...

The National Potato Council and state grower organizations wrote Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue last week to talk about potatoes that have nowhere to go for processing. According to the Council, more than 1.5 billion pounds of fresh potatoes for processing and potato products are trapped in the supply chain with no likely customers ...

Late last week, Washington Congresswomen Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Kim Schrier introduced legislation they say will provide additional funding to purchase products from small and medium sized farms and get those products to food banks in need ...

This week, the USDA announced details of the $470 million in Section 32 food purchases to occur in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 in addition to purchases previously announced. The purchases will provide additional support for producers and Americans in need, in response to changing market conditions caused by the COVID-19 national emergency ...

This week, the USDA announced details of the $470 million in Section 32 food purchases to occur in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 in addition to purchases previously announced. The purchases will provide additional support for producers and Americans in need, in response to changing market conditions caused by the COVID-19 national emergency ...