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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
October 16 is World Food Day, a time to promote worldwide awareness and action on behalf of those who suffer from hunger – and acknowledge the need to ensure food security and nutritious diets for all.
USDA and the state of North Carolina are making it easier for participants in the WIC nutrition program to take advantage of their benefits in the wake of Hurricane Florence.
Information that consumers get on food packaging needs to be clear, brief and supported by science, attendees at a public meeting told Food and Drug Administration officials Thursday.
The fate of the farm bill this year could hinge on whether House and Senate negotiators can find a compromise on tightening work requirements for food stamp recipients in ways that could appeal to at least some Senate Democrats.
The two 2018 World Food Prize laureates announced on Monday have never worked with each other, but their roles in improving maternal and child nutrition worldwide go together.
For the second time in five years, House Republicans failed to pass a farm bill, this time because of conservative demands for action on immigration and fierce Democratic opposition to the legislation's food stamp reforms.