A new $40 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will boost the resources and assistance for farmers and food businesses in Appalachia. According to Rural Action, the new Appalachian Regional Food Business Center s goals include reaching at least 10,000 food and farm businesses through grants, technical assistance, and assistance with land access. .
As anti-hunger advocates gather today at the state Capitol to launch Feeding Kentucky s Hunger Action Month kickoff, experts say the next Farm Bill the nation s largest nutrition and agricultural legislation will decide the fate of many of the federal food programs Kentuckians rely on. Cassidy Wheeler, advocacy coordinator for Feeding Kentucky, said new work reporting requirements are expected to impact many Kentuckians 50 and older who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. "13,000 Kentuckians who are between the ages of 50 and 55, they re at risk of losing their SNAP benefits because of these new requirements that got put into place with the debt ceiling negotiations," Wheeler explained. " .
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By Nadia RamlaganPublic News ServiceMore than 17,000 Kentuckians could lose food assistance when pre-pandemic SNAP work requirements go back into effect this summer, for adults between ages 18 a