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The Supplemental Nutrition Education Program (SNAP-Ed) is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and helps SNAP recipients learn how to eat healthy food on a budget. Its employees complain of wages so low that they themselves qualify for SNAP.
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Farmers die by suicide at a higher rate than the general population. That’s leading Midwestern states to train bankers, veterinarians and agribusiness professionals to be the new front line of defense against farm stress.
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Missouri's governor put up display for hunger awareness after giving up chance to feed poor studentsMissouri is the only state that chose not to participate in a federal program allowing parents and kids in low-income areas to pick up free meals and take them home — resulting in a dramatic drop in the number of meals distributed to low-income children.
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The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health is set for Sept. 28. But specifics of the conference, including a detailed schedule and guest list, are fuzzy.
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There aren’t any definite numbers about how many farmers belong to the LGBTQ community in the U.S, but many are making a point to become more visible in their rural communities.
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For the first time, researchers have assigned a value to the Black-owned farmland lost over the past century.
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For the first time, the USDA reported nation-wide numbers on hemp production. Industry experts hope it will bring new investments into processing centers to support Midwestern farmers.
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Small towns far from big cities rely upon federal grants to help them, but numerous definitions of what the government considers rural make that complicated.
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A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report found the percentage of farms that are small and family owned remained unchanged from 2011 to 2020, holding steady at 89% of all farms.
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The Biden Administration is looking to redefine what constitutes a body of water. Being included in the government's Waters of the United States can mean new regulations for farmers.
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Labor issues are making staples of school dining hard to find, triggering the worst supply chain headaches these institutions have faced in years. "It's like a ginormous hurricane," says the nutrition services director at the Hickman Mills school district in Kansas City.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide loan guarantees to make it easier for processors to build new facilities, add on to existing ones and improve supply chains.