Fast Food and Food Stamps: A Recipe for Disaster
Filed under: News It may come as a surprise to most that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s federal food stamp program authorizes the use of “food stamps” at restaurants. The restaurant food stamp program, however, has been in effect since 1974 for elderly and disabled patrons, and since 1992, for homeless people. The creation of “Restaurant Meals” under the USDA’s food stamp program began …
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Farm Bureau official highlights ag challenges
The third annual Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce and Chillicothe FFA Salute to Agriculture featured Dan Cassidy this morning (Friday) at the Mervyn Jenkins Expo Center following the Chillicothe FFA breakfast.
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Federal leaders discuss future of ag in Minnesota
A group of 60 individuals representing nearly every commodity group in Minne-sota met with USDA Sec-retary Tom Vilsack, Minne-sota’s Seventh District Congressman Collin Peter-son and Minnesota’s First District Congressman Tim Walz Tuesday afternoon at Jackpot Junction to talk about some of the short- and long-term issues facing agriculture and how the federal government is proposing to address …
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