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Tag: food aid
COVID Pandemic Exposes Food Insecurity – DTN Oct 20, 2020
The COVID-19 economic shutdown that led to disruptions in the food supply chain may have hit hardest those Americans who already have challenges finding their next meals. In particular, many […]
Disaster Bill May Be Needed for Recent Events, Says Perdue – DTN Sep 2, 2020
Congress will need to decide whether to expand USDA’s disaster program to cover more recent disasters such as Hurricane Laura and the Midwest derecho storm, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said […]
Alabama Peanut Farmers Donate 14.4K Jars Of Peanut Butter To Food Bank Association Jun 12, 2020
Alabama Peanut Producers Association (APPA) donated 14,400 jars of peanut butter to the Alabama Food Bank Association to assist eight regional food banks with feeding their communities. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
Farm Bill: Wheat Growers Oppose Big Food Aid Changes – DTN Oct 25, 2017
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker, R-Tenn., late last week launched a campaign to make changes to U.S. food aid programs in the next farm bill, but wheat groups […]
Commodity Groups Ask Trump to Keep Food Aid American-Grown Jan 26, 2017
Earlier today, several commodity organizations providing the bulk of the in-kind food aid contributions by the United States sent a letter to President Trump asking him to maintain and strengthen […]
Rice Industry: P.F. Chang’s and USA Rice Partner to Feed Hungry Families Sep 2, 2016
For the second year in a row, P.F. Chang’s and the U.S. rice industry are teaming up to help fight hunger in America with a food-raising campaign during September’s National […]
