hunger

At the height of the pandemic, as many as one in three Washingtonians experienced or were at risk of experiencing food insecurity.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it is giving an estimated 3,000 more school districts in high-need areas the option to serve breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost, by expanding the availability of the Community Eligibility Provision, commonly known as CEP.

Over the weekend, the United Nations Secretary-General announced an extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.  The announcement came at the last minute as the agreement was set to expire.  The Initiative facilitates the safe navigation for the exports of grain and related foodstuffs and fertilizers, including ammonia, from designated Ukrainian seaports.  During ...

The farming community showed off its heart Wednesday, as Lamb Weston donated over 70,000 pounds of potatoes to 2nd Harvest.  Jean Tucker with 2nd Harvest said the very large donation will help thousands of families across the region.  She not...

Farm families from across the nation donated 25.3 million pounds of food and raised more than $1 million to help fight hunger in 2022 through Farm Bureau's "Harvest for All" program.  Combined, the monetary and food donations totaled the equivalent of 31.1 mi...

In recognition of the hard work and innovation of those who grow our food, AgWest Farm Credit and Northwest Agricultural Consultants have announced plans to partner with 2nd Harvest to celebrate the impact the local farming community makes for people facing hunger...

U.S. and European Union counterparts met late last week to discuss transatlantic agriculture and food sustainability.   “It's an ongoing conversation and I think the most important thing here is that you need to keep talking to one another you need to keep searching for that elusive sweet spot that you find every once in a while that allows you to take a step forward,” said Ag Secretary Tom Vilsac

Earlier this week, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced an investment of nearly $10 million through the Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program.  The funding, made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act, bolsters USDA’s food and nutrition security efforts.  Specifically, the f...

Russia resumed its blockade of grain shipments exiting Ukraine on Sunday after announcing the country is pulling out of the grain deal brokered, in part, by the United Nations.  The Hagstrom Report said the amount of grain available for global markets and possible price increases are concerns getting raised around the world.   ...

Research by Penn State University published in ScienceDaily shows food insecurity increases when rainfall is below normal.  The researchers focused on food insecurity in Tanzania, and found moving from a year with typical rainfall to a particularly dry year was associated with a 13-percentage-point increase in the risk of being food insecure.  Tanzani...