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    USDA Foods Processing Program: Tips on How to Efficiently and Effectively Utilize USDA Foods Diverted to Processors
        This webinar provided an overview of the USDA Foods Processing program and shared some tips on how to effectively manage USDA Foods diverted to processors.
      08/12/2022
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    Managing USDA Foods for Schools Entitlement, Orders and Inventories in SY 2021-22
        This webinar provides best practices to help you manage USDA Foods in Schools for school year 2021-22.
      02/01/2021
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    It's a New School Year: What's Happening with USDA Foods in Schools
        This webinar highlights recent updates and provides guidance on managing USDA Foods in Schools, including information on the USDA Department of Defense (DoD) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program and National Processing Program. We cover updates on allocating funds and adding new sites to USDA DoD Fresh, monitoring USDA Foods inventories, and details on SY 2020-2021 entitlement calculations, including the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Opt-In Waiver for School Year 2020- 2021 National School Lunch Program USDA Foods Entitlement Calculations.
      08/11/2020
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    The Processing Rule Webinar: A General Overview
        This webinar will help you better understand changes to the new USDA Foods processing regulations. USDA staff will review highlights and answer questions.
      07/03/2018
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    Processing Webinar Series: USDA Foods Value Pass Through
        This webinar explains how the money spent to buy USDA Foods for processing is returned to the state/schools through various value pass-through systems and explores real-life scenarios.
      05/19/2016
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    Processing Webinar Series: USDA Foods Order Management and Monitoring, Part 2
        This webinar is meant for state agencies and processors who operate USDA Foods in Schools programs. The webinar provides information on sales order receipting and the impact on the monthly performance report (MPR) as well as  information on inventory reconciliation at the national level and bond monitoring, covering the processor’s responsibility to monitor and to manage inbound orders and transfers, and providing an overview of state agency responsibilities and sweep procedures and tools for state reconciliation of MPRs.
      03/31/2016
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    Processing Webinar Series: USDA Foods Order Management and Monitoring, Part 1
        This webinar shares an array of information on the USDA Foods catalog and schedules, ship-to process, order review and monitoring, order changes and communication, and order receiving and receipting.
      03/10/2016
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    Processing Webinar Series: USDA Foods Strategic Ordering and Forecasting
        This webinar explains how to be an ideal customer; shares best practices for planning, forecasting, and procurement of USDA Foods; discusses data and inventory analysis and shares tips for planning and ordering.
      02/18/2016
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    USDA Foods Processing: Processing Agreements Webinar Series
        This webinar provides an overview of minimum requirements from the federal perspective and discusses roles and responsibilities for participating in the USDA Foods Processing Program.
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