FMI has responded to recently issued USDA guidance on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) waiver implementation.

The last survey of U.S. food security that the Agriculture Department is scheduled to produce found that 13.7% of households ...

Food is prepared for distribution at FeedMore, a USDA partner agency in Richmond, Va., that provides food assistance as part of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and The Emergency Food ...

Shelves at Massachusetts food banks may look emptier after the most recent round of USDA cuts. On Thursday, the state’s food banks were informed by the Massachusetts Office of Education that $3.3 ...

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...

GEORGIA, USA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has abruptly halted funding that supported fresh, locally grown food programs for schools and food banks. The decision, stemming from recent ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the end of COVID-era food programs that were utilized by food pantries and schools across the country to buy locally from farmers. Minnesota’s ...

The Trump spin machine is in overdrive, but empty words and promises can’t fool farmers struggling to make ends meet.

Liz Bell (left) and her daughter Jojo Thomas pose outside a mural on their farm. Credit: Phillip Powell / Arkansas Times An Arkansas farm’s contract to grow fresh produce for the Arkansas Foodbank in ...

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Reports have indicated that more than 20,000 employees have left the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2025, about one-fifth ...