Earlier this week, the ongoing government shutdown obtained a dubious honor — at 39 days and counting, it has become the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. The shutdown began Oct. 1 ...

Advocates say striking a single word from the statutory language in the Fund to Address Food Security and Provide Nutrition ...

Farmer Brad Smith grows organic vegetables like tomatoes, onions and potatoes and sells his produce at markets across central Michigan. Smith, who has been in business for 11 years, depends on federal ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. - The abbreviations for government food assistance programs aren’t just alphabet soup. The programs are the lifeline for many families. If you’re confused about the differences between ...

On November 1, when the Trump administration announced it would not disburse benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, due to the ongoing government shutdown, tribal ...

The plight of 42 million food-stamp recipients is the federal-government shutdown’s most inflammatory issue. Federal judges ordered the Trump administration to pay food-stamp benefits regardless. Team ...

Emergency funding legislation for the federal government approved by the Senate includes provisions that will hamper food safety efforts already in motion — industry lobbyists have been working to ...

ON WHAT PEOPLE IN ROSEVILLE ARE DOING TO MEET THAT NEED. AS A PERSON LIVING WITH CELIAC DISEASE. STEPHANIE HOUSTON’S QUEST FOR GLUTEN FREE FOOD TURNED INTO A BUSINESS. I COULD BAKE. I’M PRETTY GOOD AT ...

The government shutdown is over, for now. But the administration’s fight against food assistance might just be beginning. Ever since the Trump administration stopped sending Supplemental Nutrition ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joslyn Brenton, Ithaca College; Alyssa Tindall, Ursinus College, and Senbagam ...