With SNAP benefits set to run out on Nov. 1 amid the ongoing government shutdown, restaurants and community organizations across the country are stepping up to ensure no one goes hungry.
The USDA warns SNAP may run out of funds for November, risking benefits for 42M Americans. Here’s what you need to know and how to prepare.
A Listeria outbreak linked to pre-cooked pasta has sickened 20 across 15 states, causing four deaths, according to CDC and USDA issued alerts. Here's what to know about the nationwide recall.
The federal government hasn't kept its $5 billion American Rescue Plan promise, the suit says.
The legal challenge to historic aid for Black farmers ignores the previously established history of discrimination by the USDA and related agencies.
Former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's controversial firing of Shirley Sherrod in 2010 should preclude him from leading the agriculture agency under Joe Biden's administration, civil rights leaders and advocates say.
Many Black farmers remain skeptical of Tom Vilsack’s return as USDA secretary but applaud new targeted measures to address their long-ignored concerns.
Black people find ourselves inadequately included or represented in the government we’ve worked so tirelessly to support and protect. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is no exception.
Carl Conyers Jr., the son of Michigan Rep. John Conyers, was found safe in Houston, Texas, Friday morning after going missing on Tuesday.
