A regional food system partnership that is part of the USDA's LAMP received a mere $4.7 million in grants to seven projects, spread across 10 states. The post USDA pays lip service to local food ...

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 ...

Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

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, ...

The Agriculture Department will use $4.65 billion in emergency funds to partially restart food aid programs halted by the government shutdown. Millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

As the controversy over funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown dragged on in recent days, the top official in charge of the program pivoted to a ...

HOUSTON - While two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must make at least partial payments to fund SNAP benefits this month, it's not clear yet when millions of families will ...

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(Beyond Pesticides, January 8, 2026) In a press release published on December 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the creation of “a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program ...

The USDA has launched a $700 million pilot program focused on regenerative agriculture. KRCR interviewed the Director and Founder of Chico State's Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient ...