USDA Foods Partnerships Celebrate
American Agriculture 

 Prince William County Public Schools (Va.) demonstrates how USDA Foods can create nutritious
and appealing meals, while supporting the dairy, fruit and vegetable and protein industries.
 
 

By Laura Castro
Director, Food Distribution Division, Food and Nutrition Service

David Tuckwiller
Associate Deputy Administrator for Commodity Procurement Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service
 

What do apples, beef and cheese have in common? These ABCs are all favorites with children and they are all a part of the USDA Foods program thanks to collaborative partnerships between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and American farmers and businesses.

In celebration of National Agriculture Day, today, we are sharing one way that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) provides high-quality, nutritious products to the Child Nutrition Programs through USDA Foods.