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Congresswoman raises concern about bid process for Farmers to Families Food Box program

During a recent Agricultural Committee hearing in Washington, 5th District Congresswoman Jahana Hayes questioned the bid award process for the Farmers to Families Food Box program.  While she commended the department for acting in real time to try to address a problem, Hayes voiced concern that there won't be changes in the next round.  The application period opens at the end of the week for the program, which was promoted as a solution to the disruption experienced by farmers and the need for food at local food banks during the pandemic.  Hayes says small farmers in the 5th District were left out of the program.  There were numerous stories of farmers having to dump milk because of supply chain disruptions caused by school and restaurant closures, at a time when food banks were experiencing higher demand than usual.

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