New income eligibility guidelines have been announced for free and reduced-price school meals. A household of four with an income of $41,795 qualifies for free meals; incomes between $41,795.01 and ...

School lunches may begin to look different next year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday announced updated nutrition standards for school meals that will be gradually updated to include ...

The Department of Agriculture has cut over $1 billion in funding aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local farmers, according to a news report and a school nutrition nonprofit. The ...

As 33 states face scrutiny over food aid delays, the USDA says Louisiana is doing its job. The state ranks sixth in the nation for SNAP application timeliness.

In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food ...

USDA employee Ellen Mei (center) spoke at a rally Friday about her planned termination following an interview about SNAP benefits lapsing during the federal shutdown. On October 2, the day after the ...

June 19 (UPI) --U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Stacy Dean will become the inaugural executive director of the Global Food Institute at George ...

Stacy Dean will be the first executive director of the José Andrés-backed Global Food Institute at George Washington University. Dean was most recently deputy under secretary for the U.S. Department ...

The departures of the head of the Agriculture Department’s Food and Nutrition Service and a senior policy adviser spurred worries on Capitol Hill as food aid benefits could halt. By Luke Broadwater ...