DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service has approved Governor Kim Reynolds’ summer food program. The program, Healthy Kids Iowa, will replace the ...

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is out with its ” key achievements” for 2023 that protected public health through food safety and strengthened the ...

Programs like SNAP and WIC "simply will not function" if employees exit en masse after declining mandatory relocations across the country, union says.

Sentient reports that 40% of USDA food warnings involve ready-to-eat meats, contributing to significant recalls due to ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack apologized to tribal communities this week for delays in shipments and delivery of expired food during a tense congressional hearing that highlighted widespread ...

LC VALLEY — If you’re looking for a place that will provide free meals for your child 18 and under, the LC Valley has many ...

USDA employee Ellen Mei (center) spoke at a rally Friday about her planned termination following an interview about SNAP benefits lapsing during the federal shutdown. On October 2, the day after the ...

As summer grilling season heats up, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is reminding Americans to take precautions to prevent food borne illness during Fourth of ...

Dr. Denise Eblen, who holds a doctorate in food safety microbiology from the University of Ulster at Jordanstown, is the top executive at the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, where she is ...