SNAP benefits are under scrutiny. Here are a few things to know about the USDA program

An average of 41.7 million people, or 12.3 % of the U.S. population, received SNAP benefits each month in Fiscal Year 2024, ...
Government Executive

USDA transfers $13B into ‘slush fund’ for future tariff relief

The move has left the department incapable of delivering some mandatory farmer aid programs, and is raising concerns in ...

‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: Former Ag officials say USDA should keep food aid funded

The nation’s largest anti-hunger program is set to lapse Saturday, but the Trump administration has said it won’t tap emergency funds.

SNAP benefits won't go out Nov. 1. 'The well has run dry,' USDA says.

The USDA confirmed in a new message on its website that no SNAP benefits will be issued come Nov. 1. "Bottom line, the well ...
Agri-Pulse

USDA to distribute commodity program payments, reopen FSA operations

The Trump administration is moving forward with distributing commodity program payments due to farmers this month and also ...

USDA funding threatens food assistance programs amid government shutdown

The ongoing government shutdown, one of the longest in U.S. history, is causing concern as experts warn that the USDA will ...

Low-income families face a financial cliff as government shutdown threatens 4 federal aid programs

"I'm wondering how I'm going to be able to afford everything" if federal food aid is halted, one single mom said.
ABC15 Arizona

USDA halts two food programs impacting local food access for schools, food banks

The United States Department of Agriculture has halted two programs impacting food access to schools and other organizations, according to reports. Politico reported Monday that the year’s Local ...
Grist

Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here’s what’s been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected

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 ...
IJR

White Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Sues USDA For Holding Out On Axing Biden-Era DEI Programs

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Monday, claiming the agency is continuing discriminatory practices established ...