Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years. Wednesday, January 08, 2025
News Food Rural WEST

Ambitious 'truck-to-trunk' Food Box plan aims to redirect US farm surplus

05/06/20 2:51 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Agricultural Marketing Service Agriculture Department ams chicken coronavirus covid-19 dairy food banks fruits and vegetables milk pandemic pork produce schools SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program usda
Stung by scenes of farmers dumping milk and plowing under crops, the Trump administration is launching a never-before-tried plan to use the nation’s commercial food distributors to buy fresh produce, dairy products and meat and give them away to needy families across the country.
Philipbrashercaptiol

Philip Brasher
Editor in Chief

To view this article, please login. If you are not a current subscriber, you may sign up for a trial or view other subscription options here.