A Nebraska farm-to-school program will provide locally grown and minimally processed food to students under a new proposal passed by lawmakers.

Plymouth State Senator Tom Brandt tells Brownfield the initiative opens new in-state markets for producers who can sell their products directly to schools. “If you produce some of these crops now or interested in doing it, here’s an opportunity to supply your local school district or here’s an opportunity to supply two, three, four, five school districts,” Brandt says.

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