This blog is derived from a presentation that I made on March 29 at the “Harkin on Wellness” symposium held in Des Moines, IA. The event was sponsored by the Harkin Institute, founded by former ...

Lake County Council on Aging is once again acting as a distribution agent for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, the Mentor-based nonprofit has announced. The program, funded by the United ...

Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services mission area announced its ...

Federal funding used to pay for food for low-income families and seniors has been cut by half and delayed, with fewer vouchers available, officials say. The cuts affect vouchers given to those ...

(Reuters) - Nutrition programs that deliver food assistance to millions of U.S. families will not be affected by a White House pause on federal grants and loans, a senior official said on Tuesday. The ...

The Food and Nutrition Service currently has a workforce of about 1,200 employees, according to the latest data from OPM. It’s not immediately clear how many FNS employees will be asked to relocate. A ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that it is moving the leadership of its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to Indianapolis as ...