nutrition

Cattlemen know about general cattle nutrition, but beyond the basics, there are a lot of details that can trip you up.  Dusty Abney, cow-calf nutritionist with Cargill Animal Nutrition, said dry matter is one those foundational pieces.  If it’s...

"This September I'll be convening a White House conference on hunger nutrition and health," President Joe Biden recently announced. The Commander In Cheif noted the conference is designed to catalyze both the public and private sectors. "Anti-hunger and nutrition advocates, food companies, local & state governments, tribal and territory communities; to lay out our plan to comba

Potato growers have a lot to address in 2022, outside of weather and growing conditions. Blair Richardson, CEO of Potatoes USA said like the entire farming community, potato growers are trying to overcome logistical issues, inflation, rising input costs as well as the war in Ukraine ...

The USDA is taking specific actions to improve America’s nutrition security. The USDA’s nutrition security efforts build on the work the agency and its partners are doing to improve food security by increasing the Department’s focus on diet-related chronic diseases. Studies show th ...

USDA’s Economic Research Service says participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children is declining. Fiscal year 2020 marked the 10th consecutive fiscal year WIC participation declined. On average, 6.2 mil ...

A USDA Food Nutrition and  consumer service official acknowledges the simple message offered by the MyPlate symbol, now 10 years old. "The concept of MyPlate is just this visualization of how much of the different five food groups to have on your plate and in your beverage." ...

Ag Secretary, Tom Vilsack, says when it comes to efforts to ensure all school aged children across the country are fed, the American Families Plan offers needed assistance. "We're going to make permanent, this incredible and historic effort to feed kids during the summer months ...

On Tuesday, the Department of Agriculture issued flexibilities to allow school meal programs and childcare services return to serving healthy meals in fall 2021. Several meal service flexibilities that enable social distancing are now extended through June 30, 2022 ...

It should come as no surprifce, SNAP has been under the spotlight a lot during the pandemic. "I think it's fair to say that the SNAP benefit is many cases not adequate enough to provide the help and assistance that is needed," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack noted during a recent anti-hunger conference ...

USDA is seeking public comments on a food purchase and distribution program that is aimed at providing additional aide to non-profits serving people in need of nutrition assistance. If implemented, the program will replace the Food Box Purchase program created in April in response to needs that emerged at the start of the pandemic ...