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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, December 22, 2024
A bill headed to the White House will extend a series of waivers ensuring the availability of meals for kids during the summer and upcoming school year.
The Department of Agriculture is distributing $1.5 billion to the nation’s school meal program operators to help them deal with supply chain challenges that are driving up costs.
With schools across the country struggling to reopen, the Agriculture Department will let them continue serving meals to all students at no charge until the end of the year or until the available funding runs out.