First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined students for lunch at two schools in the Washington, DC suburbs yesterday.  The visits further demonstrate the Obama Administration’s commitment to the federal school nutrition programs, particularly as Congress begins considering Child Nutrition Reauthorization. 

Child Nutrition Reauthorization was the focus of a Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry hearing held yesterday, November 17, 2009. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was among those testifying before the Committee. 

Members of the School Nutrition Association have spoken, casting their ballots in the annual election for the Association’s top leadership positions.

The US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) has released a report showing an increase in the number of families struggling to put food on the table, and highlighting the importance of federal nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, in meeting this growing need.