The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans Wednesday to revamp the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, calling ...

Volunteers came together in Scranton on Wednesday to help distribute thousands of meals to those in need ahead of the ...

USDA plans major SNAP benefits reform to redirect nutrition funding toward healthier, American-grown foods as part of effort ...

The government of Ibrahim Traoré seeks to reduce dependence on imports in a country where 80% of the population are farmers.Dependence on foreign aid, political instability, chronic poverty, and the ...

The Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board has awarded $15,000 to expand the Arkansas Rice in Schools Pilot Program, aiming to boost the use of local rice in school meals and connect students with ...

Backed by the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), USDA aimed to help rebuild local meat processing capacity. Along with stated goals to increase economic opportunities for small ...

HOUSTON – A new memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says the federal government is working to release full November SNAP benefits as soon as today, even as the Trump administration continues ...

As the government shutdown continues, many families across the country are looking for ways to provide food for their families. Because of the shutdown, many families will not have full access to SNAP ...

A group of fired and furloughed workers – some from the USDA – gathered on the National Mall outside USDA headquarters on Thursday to help collect canned goods and other perishables for local families ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Food banks across North Carolina banded together on Tuesday, Oct. 28, to call on elected officials to end the government shutdown and fully fund food and nutrition programs.

IDAHO (KIFI) — Idaho food banks lost out on 370,000 pounds of food shipments from May through September due to massive cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), according to USDA records ...