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On Monday, the USDA announced it’s $470 million Section 32 food purchase to help support the industry during the coronavirus. The National Potato Council said it welcomed the announced that USDA will purchase $50 million in surplus potatoes. Tha ...

The American Farm Bureau Federation is working with the Ag industry and with food banks across the nation to distribute perishable food items. AFBF specifically is helping get requests for proposals into food distributors for grants out of the additional $3 billion that Congress has recently approved to distribute perishable Ag products ...

It’s estimated that in the month of April, 1.6 million Washingtonians relied on their local food bank in some fashion. That figure is expected to cross the two million mark during the month of May. As the fight against the coronavirus continues and with many people out of work, or unable to get into work, food banks statewide have been stretched thin. ...

In an effort to help eastern Washingtonians impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to move potatoes that don’t have a destination, a host of growers will donate nearly 20 tons of spuds in Ritzville Wednesday morning. Pomeroy representative Mary Dye, who serves on the Washington state Food Policy Forum, says demand for potatoes from area processors has slowed because of the worldwide pandemic, so

By now, most of us have heard stories of dairy producers dumping milk because their product did not have somewhere to land. However, Dan Wood, Executive Director for the Washington State Dairy Federation, said the stories about milk dumping are somewhat misleading ...

The Dairy Farmers of America cooperative is providing dairy products to needy families. The organization announced this week the launch of its Farmers Feeding Families Fund, which hopes to raise $500,000 for community food banks across the country ...

On Friday, President Trump announced that help is on its way to assist farmers devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. “The Department of Agriculture will be implementing a 19 billion dollar relief program for our great farmers and ranchers as they cope with the fallout of the global pandemic," President Trump announced. "Ve ...

Food banks are struggling to keep up with dramatic increases in demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Farmers and ranchers are ready to work with USDA to help bridge the supply gap and get farm products to those in need. Scott Bennett, director of congressional relations with the American Farm Bureau, says there are challenges getting food from the fields to the food banks ...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson is urging the Trump administration to maximize the purchase of agricultural commodities for donation and distribution. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Tuesday morning, Peterson said that purchases by USDA can "help ensure the production that no longer has a foodservice market can be made available to help our nation's food

Food banks across the nation are having a hard time keeping up with increased demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Farm Bureau Federation, as well as the group Feeding America, said farmers and ranchers are ready and willing to work with USDA to help bridge the supply gap and get farm products to those in need ...