USDA is investing another $1-billion dollars for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and American Farm Bureau Federation urges Biden Administration to address surge of undocumented immigrants crossing border.
How did food become so political? A contract fight pits a food vendor against Broward political leaders, with Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried caught in the middle. South Floridians, especially those who rely on this program for nutritious food, deserve to know what happened and why.
After an outcry from South Florida elected officials, state Agriculture Commissioner (and candidate for governor) Nikki Fried is going to "personally" review her agency's decision not to continue using Feeding South Florida to distribute federal food aid to the hungry.