Food

All students received free school meals during the pandemic. That ended after the 2021-22 school year, but several states in the Midwest have expanded access to school meals this school year.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a flashpoint in Congress yet again as members work to renew the farm bill. And the debate comes in the midst of rising food insecurity across the U.S.

A research team from multiple universities is developing technology that can detect salmonella contamination in a matter of minutes. They aim to take the results from sensors and pair them with other data to strengthen the safety and resilience of the supply of chicken.

A group of Midwestern shrimp farmers are on a mission to provide Americans with better-tasting, sustainable shrimp. The industry struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, but farmers remain hopeful that indoor shrimp farming will come back stronger than ever.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave two companies the green light last month to produce and sell their cultivated chicken meat across the country. But it could still take years before people can buy the new meat at grocery stores.

Michigan families can now make more money and still qualify for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.

The board couldn't agree on whether or not to discuss a grant application to put more healthy foods in local school districts.

One of the biggest news stories of 2022 was inflation. And if you’ve been listening to this station over the past year, you likely heard a lot of stories about rising food prices, how they’ve risen 11% over the past year. But what hasn’t been discussed is the cost of food waste during this period of inflation

Boyne Falls Public Schools in Charlevoix County is one of the school systems who recently benefitted from new kitchen equipment.

Three bills amending Michigan cottage food laws would increase gross revenue and allow online sales within state lines.