Mike Conaway: “As we prepare for the next farm bill, this holistic understanding of the program will be important to make meaningful…”

It is critical and absolutely crucial that food assistance and agriculture development efforts focus on building resilience.

I am grateful we have a new farm bill in place and a President who constantly stands up for the very Americans who provide our food and fiber.

We urge Congress to continue to provide people the means to access healthy food.

The Farmers to Families Food Box Program (FFFBP) was the victim of a rushed process that included no engagement with current distributors and nonprofits and resulted in cherry-picked contractors who were not qualified.