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    U.S. Department of Agriculture

    U.S. Department of Agriculture is an executive department of the federal government. It promotes agricultural trade and production, protects natural resources and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally. Its Food and Nutrition Service runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

    usda.gov
    Secretary of Agriculture
    Brooke Rollins

    Key facts

    Annual budget
    US$ 213 billion (2024)source
    Share of budget for nutrition assistance
    Approximately 71%source
    SNAP reach
    over 40 million low-income and homeless people each monthsource
    Secretary sworn in
    February 13, 2025source

    WYDE coverage of U.S. Department of Agriculture

    Food Policy

    More Than Half of Virginia Families With Children Are Food Insecure, a New State Survey Finds

    Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min read

    Food Policy

    SNAP Enrollment Falls by More Than 4 Million as the Program's Biggest Overhaul in Decades Takes Hold

    Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read

    Newsletter

    Visa built stablecoin rails, Wyoming set a giving record, and the EAT Card hit the App Store. Over 60,000 meals.

    Jul 18, 2026 · 6 min read

    Food Policy

    Rhode Island's Delegation Asks USDA to Replace 16 Canceled Food Bank Shipments

    Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read

    Healthcare

    A New Executive Order Pushes Regenerative Agriculture and Chemical-Exposure Research

    Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read

    Food Policy

    States Could Owe $9 Billion for SNAP as the Error-Rate Cost Shift Nears

    Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min read

    Newsletter

    Big Tech moved $1.5B into giving. A judge saved SNAP. Roubini went onchain. 58,300 meals.

    Jun 27, 2026 · 6 min read

    Food Policy

    Federal Judge Strikes Down USDA SNAP Food Restrictions in Five States

    Jun 24, 2026 · 3 min read

    Food Policy

    House Hearing to Test USDA's SNAP Fraud Claims as Benefit Rolls Shrink

    Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read

    Food Policy

    Food Banks Lose Federal Truckloads as Demand Sets New Records

    Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read

    Newsletter

    BitMart. Hunger Network. EAT Street Team. Card. 33,000 meals.

    May 1, 2026 · 6 min read

    Food Policy

    USDA Renames and Relocates SNAP, Flags 14,000 Recipients Driving Luxury Cars in One State

    May 1, 2026 · 3 min read

    Food Policy

    The Perfect Storm: Hormuz Closes, Fertilizer Spikes 77%, SNAP Shrinks, and Food Banks Are Already at Capacity

    Mar 14, 2026 · 4 min read

    Food Policy

    SNAP Recipients Sue USDA Over Food Restriction Waivers in 22 States

    Mar 14, 2026 · 2 min read

    Food Policy

    Farm Bill Advances Without Reversing Largest SNAP Cuts in History

    Mar 14, 2026 · 2 min read

    Sources

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