food insecurity

USA Pork Producers Launch “Give-A-Ham” Food Program
USA Pork Producers Launch “Give-A-Ham” Food Program
USA Pork Producers Launch “Give-A-Ham” Food Program
Last week, the National Pork Producers Council launched the “Give-a-Ham” challenge. It’s a nationwide social media campaign encouraging hog farmers and those involved in the industry to donate pork to organizations that serve people living with food insecurity and then will challenge others to follow suit. The “Give ...
2019 Food Insecurity At Lowest Levels Reported In Over A Decade
2019 Food Insecurity At Lowest Levels Reported In Over A Decade
2019 Food Insecurity At Lowest Levels Reported In Over A Decade
Household food insecurity, or the number of American households that do not have enough food, improved last year. According to the USDA, 2019 numbers have returned to pre-2007 recession numbers. "The 2019 food insecurity rate was 10.5% of all US households and that's down from 2018 when 11 ...
Report: 27 Countries Headed for COVID-19 Food Crisis
Report: 27 Countries Headed for COVID-19 Food Crisis
Report: 27 Countries Headed for COVID-19 Food Crisis
A new analysis identifies 27 countries that are on the frontline of impending COVID-19-driven food crises, as the pandemic's effects aggravate pre-existing drivers of hunger. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Program report that no world region is immune ...
Research Shows More Children May Face Hunger Next Year
Research Shows More Children May Face Hunger Next Year
Research Shows More Children May Face Hunger Next Year
The number of people in the U.S. who are food insecure will likely skyrocket over the next year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the University of Illinois and Feeding America, soaring unemployment and poverty rates may lead to record numbers of food-insecure households ...
Dairy West Launches Program To Help Those Impacted By COVID-19
Dairy West Launches Program To Help Those Impacted By COVID-19
Dairy West Launches Program To Help Those Impacted By COVID-19
In an effort to help those who are hungry and unable to afford their groceries, Dairy West announced the launch of a new program to help those throughout Idaho and Utah. The Curds + Kindness program directs surplus, nutrient rich dairy foods to those who are unable to afford their groceries ...
USDA: U.S. Food Insecurity Declined in 2018
The USDA says food insecurity declined in 2019.  Data released last week by Economic Research Service shows that in 2018, an estimated 88.9% of U.S. households were food secure throughout the entire year, meaning they had access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members.  Th...
Congress Looking At Summer Meals Act
Congress Looking At Summer Meals Act
Congress Looking At Summer Meals Act
For many kids, summer vacation means a time away from the classroom, time to hang out with friends, and of course, a time to do chores around the farm.  But for some in our community, this time of year also mean food insecurity; Children not sure from where their next meal is coming.   ...
Congress Looking At Summer Meals Act
For many kids, summer vacation means a time away from the classroom, time to hang out with friends, and of course, a time to do chores around the farm.  But for some in our community, this time of year also mean food insecurity; Children not sure from where their next meal is coming.   In a...
Food Security Improves In The United States
Food Security Improves In The United States
Food Security Improves In The United States
According to the USDA's latest look at household food security.   "11.8% of US households were food insecure, households that had difficulty putting enough food on the table for all their members at some time during the year. This is primarily due to a lack of economic resources for food,” said USDA Economist Alicia Coleman-Jensen.   H...

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