AMS staff visited vendors in OH & IN, who supply nutritious food to schools, food banks, Tribal organizations & other nutrition assistance programs. They toured fields & facilities to see firsthand how staples like canned 🍅 , barrel 🧀, ground 🐮 & 🐔 are grown & processed.
ALT A harvester machine processes tomatoes in a dusty field, with a truck nearby collecting the produce. The field is expansive, and trees line the distant horizon under a clear blue sky.
ALT A group of people wearing hairnets and casual clothing stand and sit together in a food processing facility. Some are wearing USDA shirts. The background shows machinery and containers filled with red produce.
ALT A group of people is standing in a line indoors, all wearing navy blue coats, yellow boots, and blue hats with a logo. Behind them, a wall has the words "CARING CANDOUR CREATIVITY COLLABORATION COMMITMENT"