-- In 1981, the USDA offered schools 54 foods. Today, more than 180 are offered. More fruits and vegetables -- In March, the USDA bought 3.3 million pounds of pre-sliced apples for a pilot effort ...

In February, USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service announced that the warehouses supplying the FDPIR and Commodity Supplemental Foods Program, for those 60 years and older, would be consolidated and ...