Items Tagged with 'California Association of Food Banks'

California’s Farm to Family Program has grown substantially over the past five years. Yet one in five Californians face food insecurity and the state is poised to lose a third of the meals in its food safety net.

Wildfires further impact grape harvest * UK: Ag still problem for trade talks * Hemp industry hopes for USDA delay

State Ag Board hears about farmworker protections * Dems proposing pesticide ban * Trump signing landmark lands bill

Tammy Anderson-Wise, CEO of the Dairy Council of California, explains the program they are launching to help families find school meal service sites as well as providing information to locate nearby food banks and free online nutrition resources to support distance learning.

Switching highly specialized supply chains to an oversubscribed market is raising new challenges as well as questions about how the nation feeds the hungry during crises.

$2.7B for fruits and veg * Newsom puts $20M to food bank buys * Truckers get more food access at rest stops * Launching economic task force, Newsom skips production ag

CDFA Sec. Karen Ross discussed the efforts her department is leading to ensure the safety and reliability of the food supply.