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Food box program debuts, but questions remain about contractors

05/20/20 6:35 AM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS Agricultural Marketing Service Brent Erenwert Brothers Produce CRE8AD8 El Paso Eric Cooper Farmers to Families Food Box Greg Ibach Gregorio Palomino Nicole Whalen Rene Campos San Antonio Food Bank Segovia's Distributing Tom Stenzel Vermont Food Bank
Questions linger about the efficiency of USDA's new Farmers to Families food box program and why the Agricultural Marketing Service gave contracts to some companies that appeared unqualified to fulfill them.
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