Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue was in Illinois this week overseeing a round of farmers to families food box distributions. 

The USDA administers the SNAP food assistance program and this year during the pandemic created the food box program to deliver items like dairy, produce and meat to those in need. Purdue says it’s been a big success getting food to those in need and helping farmers overcome supply chain problems.

Another billion dollars is being dedicated to the program to continue the distribution of the boxes through October.