Last week, the House of Representatives voted down the Food and Farm Bill, leaving SNAP (formerly food stamps) intact, for now--and leaving the next steps for agriculture policy unclear. The bill's failure in the House was due to an unlikely coalition of Democrats who voted against draconian cuts and restrictions to SNAP, and Republicans who didn't think the cuts went

In an announcement better suited to the pages of The Onion than an internationally-recognized award, the 2013 World Food Prize was given yesterday to an executive at Monsanto. The 27-year-old Prize, awarded for improvements to the global food supply that reduce hunger, honors biotechnology scientists for the first time this year, with three laureates including Robert Fraley, Monsanto’s executive vice

In the last few months, the staff of WhyHunger's National Hunger Clearinghouse has been on a tour of emergency food providers (EFPs -- such as food banks or soup kitchens) in New Jersey. The visits are part of an exciting new capacity building project we're piloting, called Nourishing Connections. Nourishing Connections aims to connect EFPs to resources and connect like-minded

Cuts to nutrition assistance for struggling families are unacceptable. You can help: Here's the latest Farm Bill action from our friends at Half in Ten. Urge your member of Congress not to cut nutrition assistance! Funding for supplemental nutrition assistance—a vital support for low-income families and children—is on the chopping block. Next week the House of Representatives will debate the Farm

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