Bossier Schools is once again offering free, nutritious summer meal boxes to children 18 and under, regardless of family income. This program, funded by the USDA Summer Food Service Program and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service has approved Governor Kim Reynolds’ summer food program. The program, Healthy Kids Iowa, will ...

Governor Kim Reynolds announced Tuesday that the USDA Food and Nutrition Service had approved the demonstration project, which aims to provide low-income families with $40 worth of nutritious ...

"It's a pretty big hit" One of those school districts said the USDA's decision will wipe out $100,000 in funding that it had planned to spend on local beef and produce for students' school meals.

Roughly $660 million that schools and child care facilities were counting on to purchase food from nearby farms through the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program in 2025 has been ...

Vista Suarez Fletcher, Midwest regional administrator for the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, wrote a letter to Garcia dated Oct. 4 denying the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services ...

The USDA has denied Iowa’s proposed plan to provide boxes of food to low-income households with children next summer rather than participate in the federal food benefits program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied Iowa’s proposed plan to provide boxes of food to low-income households with children next summer rather than participate in the federal food ...

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USDA’s new s chool meal standards will give greater access to nutritious foods for vegetarian and vegan children and those with dietary restrictions. This is an important step, as research indicates ...

Governor Kim Reynolds did not sign Iowa up this summer for the USDA program that would have provided families an extra $140 for every child who qualifies for a free or reduced price lunch at school.