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Friday, May 26, 2023
Renowned chef and humanitarian José Andrés is partnering with George Washington University to find solutions to food issues through the new Global Food Institute.
A Tuesday hearing at a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee illustrated a bipartisan priority to incorporate the concept of "food as medicine" into the upcoming farm bill.
The White House has launched an effort to get Medicare and Medicaid, and eventually private health plans, to provide medically tailored meals to all Americans, a goal that produce growers hope will ultimately expand consumption of fruits and vegetables.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pushed back Wednesday against criticism of the White House hunger conference from key Republicans on Capitol Hill and touted more than $8 billion in private sector commitments to address hunger and nutrition needs.
Some leading lawmakers and one of the top CEOs in ag industry will have prominent places today at the historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health.
A $250 million research initiative on using food as medicine is among $8 billion in private-sector commitments being announced today in conjunction with the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
In this opinion piece, Stewart Leeth of Smithfield Foods, Inc. discusses the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health and Smithfield’s commitments in these areas.
The Biden administration’s proposed strategy to end hunger in the United States and advance healthy diets relies on a mix of regulatory and legislative goals that may take years to achieve, such as front-of-pack food labeling and the use of food as medicine.
It’s a big week around the nation’s capital with hearings scheduled examining several issues important to agriculture, including rail service delays and a proposal to require companies to track the greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains.
