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One company makes food box program permanent
The USDA’s food box program was generally considered a success, both in terms of helping companies affected by the early...
Government Accountability Office releases report on USDA Food Box Program
From the United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458: The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report “USDA Food Box Program: Key Information...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – August 6, 2021
Pamela says there’s a bigger trend within the news that Albertsons has launched its new grocery delivery subscription, FreshPass, that...
USDA Food Box Lessons: Recommendations for the future
None of the issues raised by participants or others are deal breakers for future USDA-private industry programs. They provide opportunities...
USDA Food Box Lessons: The Negatives
Like any rapidly rolled out initiative, some issues emerged in USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. Concerns regarding cost...
USDA Food Box Lessons: The Positives
Despite some execution challenges and external criticism, the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program has been viewed positively by...
USDA Food Box Lessons: The Numbers
The Farmers to Families Food Box Program began in April 2020 with the USDA announcing the plan to exercise its...
USDA Food Box Lessons
During the early onset of the pandemic, businesses large and small were forced to close across the nation. Restaurants, schools,...
USDA sends appreciation letter to Farmers to Families Food Box partners
The USDA released this June 4, 2021: To our program partners, As the Farmers to Families Food Box Program comes...
Farmers to Families Food Box Program extended through May
The USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program’s Round 5 has been extended into May, with final deliveries occurring by...
USDA Produce Box budget set for $20MM
USDA’s new Produce Box program, which it says is not designed to replace the Farmers to Families Food Box program,...
Federal spending on food assistance reached record high in 2020
Spending on USDA’s food and nutrition assistance programs jumped 30 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2020 to an inflation-adjusted record...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 23, 2021
Pamela and Greg discuss why United Fresh is concerned about the future of the produce-only food box, and the legacy...
USDA produce box may have no funding
USDA says a produce-only box program will replace the Farmers to Families Food Box program of the Trump administration, but...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 16, 2021
Greg thinks the USDA’s food box cancelation is political, Pamela thinks it’s because the program wasn’t doing enough. Is there...
United Fresh critical of USDA’s food box cancelation
Statement by United Fresh BB #:145458 on USDA’s Decision to End The Food Box Program On behalf of the millions...
USDA confirms end to Trump food boxes
The Biden administration hinted that the Farmers to Families Food Box program may end, and USDA confirmed it. It was...
Produce working group sends 30 food box recommendations to USDA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 31, 2021 – Today, United Fresh Produce Association’s BB #:145458 Produce Box Working Group presented USDA...
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