What’s new: U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack addressed SNA’s 2024 Legislative Action Conference (#LAC24) attendees on Monday and personally met with SNA’s Executive Committee.  He was accompanied by numerous USDA officials who provided an update on child nutrition program regulations and participated in meetings during the conference.

 What he had to say: Sec. Vilsack thanked attendees and school nutrition professionals nationwide for the significantly important work they do, noting that it’s not possible to educate a child who is hungry. He also announced the first four school district winners of Healthy Meals Incentives Recognition Awards.

Stay tuned: SNA will post slides from USDA’s update on the website and share it in next week’s Tuesday Morning.