USDA to Host Webinar on Proposed Rule to Promote Market Competition & Integrity; Submit Questions in Advance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is hosting a webinar to provide information regarding a proposed rule under the Packers & Stockyards Act of 1921 aimed at promoting inclusive competition and market integrity in the livestock, meats, poultry, and live poultry markets.

LFPA Executive Summary – Illinois

The Illinois Department of Agriculture in partnership with the Illinois Department of Human Services are bringing together stakeholders to create a meaningful and sustainable model to bridge locally grown and raised products of underserved farmers and ranchers to food insecure communities. This cooperative agreement is an opportunity to unite Illinoisans invested in building a resilient food system and build a collaborative network of food system support.

LFS Executive Summary – New York

The New York State Education Department will sub award the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Program funds to School Food Authorities for the purchase of local unprocessed or minimally processed foods. This program will strengthen the food system for schools by helping to build a fair, competitive, and resilient local food chain and expand local and regional markets with an emphasis on purchasing from historically underserved producers and processors.

LFPA Executive Summary – New York

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYS AGM) will implement the New York Food for New York Families program to create a more resilient statewide food system that supports local farms and provides high quality, nutritious food to communities facing food insecurity. Funding will be awarded through two mechanisms. A competitive process will award funds to eligible applicants with experience in food procurement and distribution for the purpose of procuring local, domestic product and distributing it to underserved communities.

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