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Apr 15, 2021 10:59 AM
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced yesterday (April 14, 2021) that it will soon implement the $400 million Dairy Donation Program established by Congress in December 2020.
The department provided details on program participation to dairy processors and cooperatives in order to ensure donations of nutritious dairy products continue to make their way to Americans struggling with hunger while USDA finalizes the program.
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) issued the following statements applauding USDA’s work:
“IDFA applauds USDA for advancing the Dairy Donation Program (DDP), which will facilitate the donation of fresh, nutritious dairy products to nonprofit organizations helping Americans currently struggling with hunger and nutrition issues. The U.S. dairy industry stepped up throughout the pandemic to partner with and aid non-profits, charities, and other org
WASHINGTON (DTN) In a three-hour, wide-ranging hearing, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Wednesday that USDA will end the Farmers to Families Food Box Program established by the Trump administration. However, USDA will continue to distribute the produce and dairy products that became popular with food banks and other beneficiaries.
A year after USDA started the Farmers to Families Food Boxes, USDA now will shut down the program by the end of May.
Vilsack said USDA’s information gathering on the program had shown it had “significant administrative costs and inadequate accounting of where the boxes were delivered” but that he wants to incorporate the best of that program into traditional food distribution programs.
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More than 400 dairy farmers recently signed on to a letter asking the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) for collaboration. In the letter, producers from across the United States asked NMPF and IDFA to work with them to fix the irreparable financial harm producers have suffered and stop the bleeding the current Federal Milk Pricing Formula has caused. All access premium subscription
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