/tags/agriculture-department agriculture department en-US Copyright Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:00:27 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-22/biden-to-bump-up-food-assistance-for-people-hanging-by-a-thread President Biden is pushing Congress to pour another $1.9 trillion into the COVID-ravaged economy. In the meantime, his top economic adviser says, he plans to bump up food stamp benefits. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:00:27 GMT /news-partners/2021-01-22/biden-to-bump-up-food-assistance-for-people-hanging-by-a-thread Roberta Rampton, Scott Horsley /news-partners/npr-news/2020-02-19/food-fight-how-2-trump-proposals-could-bite-into-school-lunch The pending federal rule changes could push a million kids off free or reduced-price school meals, at least temporarily. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:00:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2020-02-19/food-fight-how-2-trump-proposals-could-bite-into-school-lunch Cory Turner /news-partners/2020-01-17/more-pizza-and-fries-usda-proposes-to-simplify-obama-era-school-lunch-rules The USDA proposed new rules to give school food administrators more flexibility and cut food waste. But critics argue the changes could pave the way for more pizza, burgers and French fries. Fri, 17 Jan 2020 23:11:10 GMT /news-partners/2020-01-17/more-pizza-and-fries-usda-proposes-to-simplify-obama-era-school-lunch-rules Allison Aubrey /news-partners/2019-12-31/farmers-got-billions-from-taxpayers-in-2019-and-hardly-anyone-objected Farmers got more than $22 billion in government payments in 2019 — and most of the money came through a program that Congress never approved. It's the highest level of farm subsidies in 14 years. Tue, 31 Dec 2019 21:13:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-31/farmers-got-billions-from-taxpayers-in-2019-and-hardly-anyone-objected Dan Charles