USDA Sec. Announces Plan to Benefit Nutrition Programs and Dairy Farmers

Posted by Brian Gould Sat, 04 Apr 2009 13:27:00 GMT

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that approximately 200 mil. lbs of NFDM will be transferred from the CCC to USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service for use in domestic feeding programs. The goal is to help support both low income families struggling to put nutritious food on their tables and dairy farmers who have been challenged by high feed costs and low dairy price. To see the complete news release click here.