New income eligibility guidelines have been announced for free and reduced-price school meals. A household of four with an income of $41,795 qualifies for free meals; incomes between $41,795.01 and ...
The Department of Agriculture has cut over $1 billion in funding aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local farmers, according to a news report and a school nutrition nonprofit. The ...
The Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service is ramping up scrutiny of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and promising to root out and eliminate fraud. Meanwhile, ...
In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food ...
USDA’s year-end actions – tighter standards for voluntary “Product of USA” claims, spanning SNAP waiver expansions and a $30M fresh fruit purchase and – signal shifting priorities that CPG brands will ...
Kathleen Merrigan has received several grants from USDA. Previously she was employed by the agency as Deputy Secretary (2009-2013) and Agricultural Marketing Service Administrator (1999-2001) The ...
The departures of the head of the Agriculture Department’s Food and Nutrition Service and a senior policy adviser spurred worries on Capitol Hill as food aid benefits could halt. By Luke Broadwater ...