ARLINGTON, VA – The National Milk Producers Federation
applauded USDA for deciding to fund an additional $500 million for combination
food boxes to be delivered through the end of the year. The Farmers to Families
Food Box program has delivered approximately $1 billion worth of dairy products
to needy Americans since this spring.
“The Farmers to Families Food Box program has proven to be
an effective benefit both for families needing assistance and for dairy farmers
and processors providing high-quality products to those families via food
boxes,” said Jim Mulhern, president and CEO of NMPF. “We hope the department
will build upon its successes and lessons learned from this program as it
considers further initiatives during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and beyond.”
NMPF encourages vendors to maximize the amount of wholesome
dairy products in the combination boxes to help the most vulnerable population
in need for food assistance.