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AMC Exhibitors Donate 9,000 Pounds of Meat and Poultry to Capital Area Food Bank
Exhibitors at the Annual Meat Conference (AMC), co-hosted by the Meat Institute and FMI — The Food Industry Association, following the event in Oxon Hill, Maryland, donated nearly 9,000 pounds of meat and poultry products to the Capital Area Food Bank, the largest organization in the Washington metro area working to solve hunger and food insecurity.
The donation will provide roughly 7,500 meals for those in need.
“Exhibitors at the Annual Meat Conference continue to show the generosity that defines the meat and poultry industry,” said Julie Anna Potts, Meat Institute President and CEO...
Secretary Rollins Announces $263 Million Food Purchase to Support US Producers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) intent to purchase up to $263 million in dairy and agricultural products from American farmers and producers to distribute to food banks and nutrition assistance programs across the country. These purchases are being made through USDA’s authority under Section 32 of the Agriculture Act of 1935 and will assist producers and communities in need. With this action, the Trump Administration is bolstering American prosperity by supporting American agriculture, rural communities, and those in need of nutrition assistance...
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