LFS Executive Summary – Kansas

Kansas schools are facing challenges providing school meals to students due to supply chain issues, rising prices and staffing shortages. There is an urgent need to support schools in implementation of Child Nutrition Programs and fueling students for success. Historically, small‐scale Kansas producers have had difficulty entering the school market, facing barriers with school delivery requirements, cashflow, and processing compacity compared to established broadline distributors. Socially disadvantaged producers face additional systematic challenges that impede their ability to compete.

USDA Announces an Opportunity for Individuals, Government Agencies in the Texas Central Area to Apply for Designation to Perform Grain Inspection Under the United States Grain Standards Act

USDA Also Seeks Comments on the Need for USGSA Services in the Area

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing an opportunity for individuals or government agencies in the Texas Central Area to apply to AMS’s Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) for designation to provide official grain inspection services in the area. Additionally, FGIS requests comments on the need for U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA) services in this area.

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