Articles Tagged with ''coronavirus''

On April 17, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).

GENYOUth, a New York-based nonprofit organization founded by dairy farmers through their checkoff to create healthier schools, said it named Maureen Bausch as chief development officer, GENYOUth COVID-19 Emergency School Nutrition Fund.

To help feed families during this time of need, Sargento Foods Inc. of Plymouth, Wis., said it is donating $2 million in cheese to Wisconsin’s anti-hunger leader, Hunger Task Force, and its membership organization, the Hunger Relief Federation of Wisconsin.

Following an April 3 letter to congressional leadership urging targeted financial aid be provided through the next coronavirus relief package to workers in the critical food industry, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and other food industry associations sent a letter to President Donald Trump homing in on a key recommendation.

The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA), Madison, Wis., said it released its third “COVID-19 Impact” report.

In an email to International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) members, Michael Dykes, D.V.M., IDFA’s president and CEO, said the association made “the difficult decision” to cancel the Ice Cream Technology and Yogurt & Cultured Dairy conferences for 2020.

The charitable giving program of Edwardsville, Ill.-based Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., “Our Caps Your Cause,” donates thousands of dollars each year to local nonprofit organizations.

Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) said its leaders outlined a shift in its business plan in a letter to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue that will help farmers weather the growing challenges they face amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic has the majority of food and beverage processors significantly concerned about the economy.

To help keep independent pizzerias in business as they adjust to new operational models during the coronavirus pandemic, a national advertising campaign from Grande Cheese Co., Fond du Lac, Wis., is encouraging Americans to order their favorite local pizza.