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Bill boosting child nutrition program met by questions of how to fund it

WASHINGTON — The United Fresh Produce Association is urging passage of a child nutrition bill that would increase purchases of fruits and vegetables for the child nutrition program by Sept. 30, but the prospects are complicated by disagreements in the House of Representatives and among advocates over how to pay for the bill.

By Jerry Hagstrom , September 21, 2010

House committee approves child nutrition bill

WASHINGTON — House, Senate and White House officials are working together to attempt to find offsets to reauthorize the child nutrition programs before they expire on Sept. 30, a House Democratic leadership aide said July 15 after the House Education and Labor Committee approved the bill. But significant hurdles remain if Congress is to meet that deadline.

By Jerry Hagstrom , July 20, 2010

Audit: School funds may have gone to business

DES MOINES, Iowa — Thousands of dollars worth of Springville school district funds appear to have been used to buy food and supplies for a catering business and bar owned by the former food service department director, according to a state audit released Wednesday.

By Michael J. Crumb , July 08, 2010

Vilsack pushes child nutrition programs

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack urged Congress July 1 to reauthorize the child nutrition programs this year with a big increase in spending and said a cut might be possible in the popular environmental quality incentives program and other USDA programs to pay for it.

By Jerry Hagstrom , July 06, 2010

Colorado congressman wants healthier school meals

DENVER — More kids could get vegetarian meals and nondairy food and drink in the school cafeteria under a bill proposed by Colorado congressman Jared Polis.

By Dan Elliott , May 21, 2010

House ag chairman wants food stamps’ ties to obesity examined

WASHINGTON — House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said May 13 that he would not support any increase in funding for the food stamp program unless its possible contributions to obesity are addressed.

By Jerry Hagstrom , May 17, 2010

A prescription for a healthier country

WASHINGTON — The nation’s nutrition programs now feed one in four Americans, but they need to eat more nutritious food, Agriculture Undersecretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon said May 10 while a foundation suggested that the food stamp program should be changed to encourage people to eat more fruits and vegetables.

By Jerry Hagstrom , May 17, 2010

Obama garden promotes good food, good nutrition

Obama garden promotes good food, good nutrition WASHINGTON —The White House kitchen garden is surely home grown, but it is not organic, and there are no plans for it to be.

By Mary Clare Jalonick , April 28, 2010

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Pushing for youth health and nutrition

WASHINGTON — President Obama and Michelle Obama turned the April 5 White House Easter Egg Roll into part of their childhood anti-obesity campaign while anti-hunger and nutrition advocates continue their campaign to boost the increase in funding for school meals programs above the $4.5 billion in 10 years that the Senate Agriculture Committee provided in the in child nutrition reauthorization bill it passed March 24.

By Jerry Hagstrom , April 12, 2010

First lady, students replant White House garden

WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama is welcoming spring to the White House by replanting her popular vegetable garden with the help of local elementary school students.

April 05, 2010

Bill would add funds for nutrition

WASHINGTON — The Senate Agriculture Committee on March 24 approved a bill to reauthorize the child nutrition programs that is likely to increase federal spending on fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy and meat products for school meals programs but also may decrease some spending on the environmental quality incentives programs known as EQIP.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 29, 2010

First lady meets with food makers

WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama on March 17 challenged the Grocery Manufacturers Association and its member companies to join her in fighting childhood obesity.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 22, 2010

Bill would reauthorize nutrition programs

WASHINGTON — Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., unveiled a bill March 17 that would reauthorize the child nutrition programs that would increase funding for school lunch and other programs by $4.5 billion over 10 years, with some of the money coming from the budget for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 22, 2010

School program would get more kids nutritious breakfast

WASHINGTON — After National School Breakfast Week, March 8 to 12, it’s important to recognize and raise awareness of the critical role the School Breakfast Program plays in meeting the nutritional needs of our children.

By Stephanie Herseth Sandlin , March 15, 2010

Lincoln plans to increase nutrition spending

WASHINGTON — Senate Agriculture Chairman Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., said March 3 she is planning the biggest increase ever in child nutrition programs, but battles between ag groups already have broken out over how the reauthorization of school meals programs might change what the government buys.

By Jerry Hagstrom , March 08, 2010

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