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USDA looks at ways to help restore Indigenous foodways
Nov 25, 2021
The agency is partnering with groups aiming to add more buffalo to tribal diets and to create an heirloom seed repository, among others.
USDA report shows pandemic relief helped hungry families
Sep 9, 2021
SNAP and other safety-net programs buoyed many households, though the pandemic made it harder for families with kids, especially, to access help.
It's time to reform the meatpacking industry, farmers say
by
Andy Uhler
Jun 22, 2021
Representatives are pushing for an overhaul of the $213 billion sector, to be discussed during a committee hearing Wednesday.
USDA extension of free lunches gives schools something to count on
by
Erika Beras
Apr 22, 2021
An estimated 12 million children in the United States don't always have enough to eat.
Pandemic food benefit expands for qualifying children through summer
Apr 5, 2021
Researchers think this temporary expansion could bring permanent changes to the SNAP program.
Black farmers face a slew of systemic challenges
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Alli Fam
Jan 12, 2021
Unfair pricing and land loss are just a few reasons the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund formed decades ago.
Schools find new ways to deliver free lunches during pandemic
by
Erika Beras
Dec 1, 2020
Of the 30 million low-income students who are eligible for free lunches, only 15% are currently getting those meals.
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For many in rural parts of the U.S., internet access is still elusive
by
Andy Uhler
Oct 6, 2020
Rural counties in Mississippi received a $4.6 million grant to connect schools, businesses and public services to the internet.
Risk of deepening hunger crisis as SNAP exemption expires
Aug 11, 2020
When the pandemic began, the federal government made it easier for states to approve people for SNAP, but that flexibility is ending this month, raising concerns that more people will go hungry.
USDA pandemic food box program extended
by
Justin Ho
Jul 28, 2020
The USDA program is designed to help people facing food insecurity.