This program is a pilot test implemented by the four Columbia River Treaty Tribes to develop and structure a food delivery system to provide healthier food to underserved and socially disadvantaged tribal communities at their respective reservations and along the Columbia River.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture intends to utilize the funds provided through the LFS grant in the form of subgrant awards to school nutrition programs in NV. Nevada has 62 school food authorities that operate the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) who are eligible to receive funding through the LFS grant. Through subgrants awards, school nutrition programs will be able to purchase foods from farmers and producers in Nevada and qualifying areas in California and surrounding states, as needed.

Many protein and specialty crop producers in Oklahoma would like to help improve the nutritional value offered in the school cafeterias by providing their products to the schools on a regular basis. In addition, producers are interested in shortening the supply chain therefore easing the burden on their time while increasing their profit margin. Many schools in Oklahoma have expressed interest in both of these topics as well.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that producers of south Texas onions voted to continue their marketing order program.

In a referendum held between Sep. 1 and Oct. 3, 2022, continuance of the marketing order was favored by 78.6% of Texas onion producers voting in the referendum, and by 73.7% of the volume voted in the referendum. For the marketing order to continue, two-thirds or more of producers voting, or producers representing two-thirds or more of the volume voted, needed to vote in favor of continuance.