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A new study shows that every dollar invested in University of Idaho Extension’s Eat Smart Idaho program results in $11.62 of economic benefits.

USDA is terminating future Household Food Security Reports. The agency said the redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger.

Food insecurity knows no boundaries, but it disproportionately impacts rural areas of the country.

It’s a common theme across the Northwest, food banks facing cuts to their federal assistance. And now, the University of Idaho is working to help feed local families in need.

Through the month of June, Feeding America and the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, which the PNW Ag Network is a part of, have partnered to end child hunger.  Feeding America works nationwide to meet the food needs of rural Americans.  Eric Wi...

On May 21st, Washington’s Beef Community kicked off Beef Counts Summer Grilling at the West Central Community Center in Spokane by distributing 652 pounds of St. Helen’s ground beef, feeding 326 families.   “The folks in Washington’s beef community know how to stretch a dollar, and their donations are critical to us as we work to help feed our friends and neighbors in need,” said Drew Meuer, Presi

In 2023, the USDA said 9.3% of U.S. households with an adult aged 65 and older were food insecure at some time, meaning they had difficulty providing enough food for their members due to inadequate resources.  This prevalence of food insecurity in households with an adult 65 and over in 2023 was similar to 9.1% in 2022 but...

According to the latest Washington State Food Security Survey, groceries were the most common expense reported as hard to afford in the past month.  Results for WAFOOD5, the fifth and latest iteration of the survey, were released in mid-February.  Those r...

Last week, legislation was introduced to move the Food for Peace program from USAID to the USDA.  The move comes after the Trump Administration announced the dismantling of USAID due to what many Republicans have called questionable uses of taxpayer dollars.  Central...

After the Farm Bill extension expired at the end of September, there was hope across farm country that a new piece of legislation would be crafted and approved before the end of the year.  At this point, it doesn’t appear the lame duck Congress will address the Farm Bill before breaking for Christmas.   Chis H...