LFS Executive Summary – Vermont

Vermont intends to use its Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement allocation to support school food authorities (SFA’s) in purchasing local food from Vermont’s network of non-profit food hubs. Vermont’s non-profit food hubs work collaboratively to aggregate locally grown and produced products from Vermont producers and distribute those products throughout the state and region. Combined, these food hubs source from over 150 Vermont farms and food businesses and currently sell to 130 of Vermont’s 391 schools.

USDA Appoints Members to Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the appointment of 25 industry representatives to serve on the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC). The reappointed and newly appointed members will serve two-year terms beginning immediately and ending in October 2024.

Newly appointed members are:

Broker/Distributor/Wholesaler/Importer/Exporter

USDA Announces Appointments to the Hass Avocado Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of seven members to the Hass Avocado Board. Appointed are two producer members, two producer alternates, one importer member and one importer alternate to fill three-year terms expiring on October 31, 2025, and one vacant importer alternate seat to fill the remainder of the term which expires on October 31, 2024.

Members and alternates newly appointed to serve are:

LFS Executive Summary – Florida

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness (FDACS) is proposing to administer the $11,459,410 through a non-competitive cooperative agreement for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS).

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