The SNAP program is run by the USDA and administered through individual states. It is authorized by the federal Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, which says that SNAP benefits can be used for “any ...

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public health alert for various soup and bowl products that may be contaminated with foreign material, specifically wood ...

(Reuters) – Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state to ask the U.S. Department of Agriculture to allow it to ban soda and candy from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as ...

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Agriculture Department, Brooke Rollins, led an organization that opposed ethanol mandates and farm subsidies, major programs ...

This initiative is a key component of the Digital Agriculture Mission, which aims to digitize the agricultural sector and enhance transparency in the distribution of subsidies and welfare schemes The ...

The Department of Land Reform and Rural Development has launched the Electronic Deeds Registration System (eDRS). Although the agriculture sector has welcomed the move to modernise property ...