Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

During the 12-month period from September 2019 to August 2020, the USDA reports fresh fruit exports totaled $4.38 billion, up 1% from the same period a year ago.

Sonny Perdue announced emergency benefit increases have reached $2-billion per month for SNAP households to increase food security during the coronavirus pandemic.

AFBF President Zippy Duvall is excited about the prospects of getting back to business globally in reaction the recent announcement of a U.S. China trade deal.

The percentage of residents participating in SNAP has decreased in 46 states. USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides food buying benefits to households with limited incomes.

The percentage of Americans participating in the SNAP has dropped 3%. The USDA program provides benefits for purchasing food to households with limited incomes and assets.

The USDA has awarded nearly $5.1 million in SNAP Fraud Framework grants to fund innovative state projects designed to reduce recipient fraud and enhance integrity in the SNAP.

The National Farmers Union is opposing a proposed rule to tighten work requirements for able-bodied Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants without dependents.

A U.S.-China trade deal continues to inch closer as Chinese officials claim to be working day and night with their U.S. counterparts.

Global feed production is at an all-time high. In the 2019 Global Feed Survey, Alltech estimates a strong 3% growth to 1.068 billion metric tons of feed produced.

The AVMA participated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in researching Suicide among veterinarians in the United States from 1979 through 2015.