Articles Tagged with ''school meals''

Daybreak Oct. 21: Data show USDA hires 5,000 from partner groups for conservation

10/21/24 9:45 AM By Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Noah Wicks, and Philip Brasher

USDA is relying heavily on outside groups and federal retirees to help farmers use the billions of dollars in new conservation funding for climate-smart practices. Based on data provided to Agri-Pulse under the Freedom of Information Act, the Natural Resources Conservation Service now employs about 5,000 people a year who work for partner organizations.

State leaders see 'food as medicine' gains for local producers

10/02/24 6:06 AM By Rebekah Alvey

Some groups and state agriculture leaders are beginning to rethink food as medicine programs to better connect local agricultural systems with nutrition.

Daybreak Sept. 19: House Republicans continue funding struggle

09/20/24 11:47 AM By Steve Davies, Rebekah Alvey, Noah Wicks, and Philip Brasher

On to Plan B. House Republican leaders were unable to win passage Wednesday night of a stopgap spending bill that would have kept the government funded at current levels into March.

USDA gives schools new feeding options

09/04/24 6:01 AM By Jim Webster

New USDA regulations allow schools to use "locally grown", "locally raised", or "locally caught" as a specification when buying unprocessed agricultural products.

Dietary Guidelines advisers' meeting exposes research gaps

06/12/24 5:55 AM By Rebekah Alvey

Some in the nutrition research space argue a lack of federal focus and funding on nutrition could hinder the Dietary Guideline Advisory Committee's ability to address key issues impacting American’s health like ultra-processed foods.

FNS grants awarded to meet new nutrition standards.

05/22/24 6:12 AM By Jake Zajkowski

School districts and dining facilities will benefit from $26 million in USDA grants aimed at improving nutrition among children.

New school meal standards cut added sugars, sodium

04/24/24 8:30 AM By Rebekah Alvey

USDA has finalized its rule on school meal standards to include added sugar reductions, but less intense cuts on sodium.

School nutrition directors concerned about potential meal changes

03/20/24 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

School meal directors got a break this month when Congress approved a multi-agency appropriations package that maintains current limits on sodium in school meals and gives schools the option to serve low-fat flavored milk.

Vilsack urges schools, parents to look into new school lunch costs

09/09/22 1:44 PM By Steve Davies

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the importance of ensuring schoolchildren have enough good food and nutrition to fuel their learning and previewed the upcoming White House hunger conference at a Washington, D.C., elementary school Friday.

Democrats move bills to expand nutrition aid, protect workers from heat

07/27/22 3:16 PM By Philip Brasher

House Democrats advanced bills that would expand child nutrition assistance and require the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue rules for protecting workers from excessive heat.

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11.22.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 22, 2024: Sen. Jerry Moran on disaster aid, farm bill

The race is on to pass a farm bill extension before the end of the year after Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow released her farm bill text this week and it was rejected by Republicans. We asked Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., about the future of the farm bill and prospects for a package of market loss relief and disaster aid in December.

Then, NASDA’s RJ Karney and NFU’s Aaron Shier discuss what agriculture can expect from the Trump administration.

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