

No Maine distributors were awarded a contract in the first tranche of funding, and as a result, the program’s benefits to Maine farmers and food pantries have been limited.

Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to call for improvements to be made to the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, which is purchasing up to $3 billion in fresh produce, dairy, and meat products to distribute to those in need. Washington, D.C.-Maine’s Congressional Delegation wrote to U.S.
