Tag: federal nutrition programs

The Farm Bill must help Missouri’s working families this year

July 11, 2025 in Charlie's Corner Harvest Time Newsletter

Did you know that for every meal Ozarks Food Harvest provides, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides nine? That’s the enormous impact federal nutrition programs have on our southwest Missouri community. It’s important for you to know this because Congress is revisiting the Farm Bill this fall, the legislation that funds nutrition programs like SNAP, and their decision will help determine if families can continue to put food on the table.

Ozarks Food Harvest will lose $3 million in food from USDA cuts this year

July 11, 2025 in Bart's Hope Notes Harvest Time Newsletter

Ozarks Food Harvest will lose an estimated $3 million worth of food this year due to recent USDA cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). A third of the cancelled orders were protein items like beef, chicken, eggs and pork, which are often the most expensive for us to purchase.