Approximately 41.7 million people in the U.S. received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, averaging $187.54 per month in 2024 and equating to $93.8 billion

What we call the farm bill impacts the U.S. food system far beyond the farm. In fact, roughly three-quarters of the bill’s efforts often go to nutrition and anti-hunger programs, and those discussions...

“The farm bill is an interesting piece of legislature,” said Mark Stephenson, the director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison