Patrick A. Penn visited the reservation to discuss tribal food systems, nutrition programs and government-to-government collaboration ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Food delivery trucks stopped coming on time to the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota this summer. “Towards the end of July, that’s when we started running out of a supply ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas will host a drive-through USDA food distribution Jan. 12 for Randolph County at the Pocahontas Community Center. Households that reside in ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s working to reform what it calls the "out of control" SNAP benefits program. The agency plans to redirect more of its nutrition budget toward healthier, ...

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Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on an ...

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The USDA has empowered states to impose restrictions on the use of SNAP benefits for purchasing non-nutritive items like sodas and candies. This initiative, supported by the USDA's Food and Nutrition ...

After DOGE dismantled USAID in 2025, the United States’ oldest emergency food aid program—Food for Peace—was moved to USDA, an agency with no crisis-response expertise. Now, Food for Peace is sending ...

USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg arrives at a hearing before the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee. (Agri-Pulse photo) USDA’s undersecretary for ...