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Tennessee Department of Agriculture outlines commodity-planning calendar, procurement rules and DOD Fresh sign-ups
Summary
TDA staff explained how school food authorities should complete the commodity planning worksheet, the March 1 worksheet deadline, entitlement calculations (TMAC lunches × $0.45), procurement attestation requirements, and steps to sign up for the DOD Fresh produce program; presenters urged districts to document missing orders so TDA can pursue reimbursements from processors.
Jean Trimbo of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture walked school food authorities through updates to the agency’s commodity planning worksheet and the procurement steps that inform next year’s USDA Foods orders. Trimbo said TDA plans to post the worksheet and supporting documents on the DOE listserv by mid‑January and reminded districts that the worksheet is due March 1, with fruit-and-vegetable ordering starting in March and bulk ordering continuing through the first three weeks of April.
The webinar stressed two practical deadlines that affect district budgeting: TDA expects the USDA Foods Available List and a new price list to be released in December or early January, and entitlement dollars for next year will be calculated as each school’s reported TMAC lunches multiplied by $0.45. "TMAC reported lunches times 45¢ equals the total entitlement dollars," Trimbo said, adding that monitoring entitlement throughout the year helps districts avoid…
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