LFS Executive Summary – Washington
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) administers eight USDA programs serving 88 million meals to students in 2,149 Washington State schools during the 2021 – 2022 school year. As a recipient of Local Food for Schools funding, we aim to increase the nutrition profile of school meals, decrease the production costs of school meals for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), through the purchase of Washington grown, raised and harvested foods.
USDA Extending Comment Period on Proposed Rule to Support Equitable Access and Competition, Prevent Retaliation and Deception in the Livestock and Poultry Industries
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the comment period for its proposed rule, Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act for an additional 45 days through January 17, 2023. The proposed rule published in the Federal Register Oct. 3, 2022, with comments originally due on or before Dec. 2, 2022.