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Farmers Market Minute: Yakima Enjoying Success In 2021
Farmers Market Minute: Yakima Enjoying Success In 2021
Farmers Market Minute: Yakima Enjoying Success In 2021
Several farmers markets are starting to bounce back from the 2020 season. And one of those markets, the Yakima Farmers Market, is enjoying great sales numbers. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...
House to Consider Appropriation Bills
House to Consider Appropriation Bills
House to Consider Appropriation Bills
In a flurry of activity ahead of the August recess, the House of Representatives will consider appropriation bills this week, including the agriculture spending bill. The process began Monday with the House Rules Committee. The 2022 agriculture spending bill provides discretionary funding of $26 ...
Farmers Market Minute: USDA Looking To Address SNAP/On-Line Challenges
Farmers Market Minute: USDA Looking To Address SNAP/On-Line Challenges
Farmers Market Minute: USDA Looking To Address SNAP/On-Line Challenges
What is the key issue preventing SNAP participants from making online transactions from farmers markets? "For SNAP you know it's not like a credit card transaction where you can just enter the numbers online and then complete your transaction," noted Kumar Chandran, senior nutrition advisor at the USDA ...
Thrifty Food Plan Review Underway
Thrifty Food Plan Review Underway
Thrifty Food Plan Review Underway
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said USDA's review of the Thrifty Food Plan  is nearing completion. He noted this is the first time in 45 years that this fundamental basis of the SNAP program has been reviewed. The plan, Vilsack noted, forms the basis for USDA nutrition programs like SNAP. ...
Vilsack: SNAP Benefits Economy, As Well As Those In Need
Vilsack: SNAP Benefits Economy, As Well As Those In Need
Vilsack: SNAP Benefits Economy, As Well As Those In Need
Ag Secretary, Tom Vilsack, recently noted the impact of SNAP, is more than just helping to feed people. "For every dollar that we spend in SNAP, we generate economic activity" Vilsack compared the numbers to figures from when he served as USDA head during the Obama Administration ...
Pandemic Has Stressed The Importance Of SNAP, Vilsack Says
Pandemic Has Stressed The Importance Of SNAP, Vilsack Says
Pandemic Has Stressed The Importance Of SNAP, Vilsack Says
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 ...

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