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Taste Test: Behind the Scenes with USDA Foods

January 11, 2017 Lindsay Williams, Food Distribution Division, USDA Food and Nutrition Service

The USDA Foods Available List is a lot like any other menu, with dozens of healthy options for state agencies to order and distribute through USDA’s nutrition assistance programs. And every year, foods are added or removed from the list based on customer demand and market conditions. Some offerings...

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USDA Offers Grants to Help Expand Marketing and Local Food Opportunities

January 11, 2017 Elanor Starmer, Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator

If there is one word that best embodies agriculture, it is entrepreneurship. Over the course of my time at USDA, I’ve had the chance to meet with farmers, ranchers and food business of all sizes and in all parts of the country. The faces of these entrepreneurs and their innovative strategies and...

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