SY25-26 USDA Foods Virtual Training Recording

Tennessee Department of Agriculture (Commodity Distribution) · October 30, 2025

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Grant Puls introduces himself and his team from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture.

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Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) staff gave a webinar-style briefing for school food-service personnel on updates to the USDA commodity planning worksheet, procurement and processing requirements, and the Defense Departments DOD Fresh produce partnership. Presenters laid out a timeline (worksheet posted by mid-January, worksheet due March 1, bids chosen by February, ordering through April) and urged districts to document missing deliveries and other processor issues for potential remedies. The session included a question-and-answer period focused on warehouse notifications, missing items attributed to third-party vendors (notably US Foods), and how districts should track entitlements and carryover pounds.

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