More SNAP Changes: Restoring Thrift
Four years ago, the federal government orchestrated the largest year-to-year growth in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in history....
Sun Fresh’s Struggles Were Predictable—and Predicted
The Washington Post just published a story on the failure of the taxpayer-subsidized Sun Fresh grocery store on the corner...
Patrick Tuohey Discusses Local Issues on KCPT’s Ruckus
On November 7, Patrick Tuohey joined the panel on KCPT’s Ruckus to discuss voters overwhelmingly deciding to change the name...
USDA Moves to Kansas City, Gets Incentives
Alex Muresianu of Reason wrote recently about the USDA moving 550 positions from the Washington, D.C. area to the Kansas...
Food Deserts and Demand
The Kansas City Star published a 2,500 word front page story on Sunday that asked, “Why do so many stores...
Kansas City’s Food Desert Insanity
Kansas City has started to demolish the vacant grocery store at Linwood Blvd. and Prospect Ave. and will subsidize the...
Is Kansas City’s “Food Desert” a Mirage?
A “food desert” is an urban area devoid of grocery stores—thought to affect the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables...
Cato Study Shows that Federal Employees Make More than Private Sector; Government Unions Furious
Underlying the American Federation of Government Employee’s (AFGE) claims that their members deserve higher salaries and more lavish benefits is...
Red Harvest
The Kansas City Star published an editorial last weekend regarding agricultural budget cuts. The article details a shocking amount of waste...
Schizophrenic Public Policy on Dairy Products
On Sunday, the New York Times ran two articles about public policy for dairy products. One of the articles is...
To-may-tohs or To-mah-toes, the Government Should Leave Them Alone
A piece from the Kansas City Star this weekend highlighted current political disagreement over “Know Your Farmer,” a $65 million...
Buying Local Not Always Environmentally Friendly
The Weekly Standard published an article this past week about the realities of buying “local,” written by a Missouri farmer....
The USDA: Sending Money Where People Aren’t
Regarding David Stokes’ question of a couple weeks ago about which type of area (e.g., urban, suburban, or rural) is...
Some Boards That Should Be Independent of the USDA
The USDA announces that the secretary of agriculture has appointed new members to the National Mango Board. I didn’t know...
Friends and Farmers
I enjoyed this column by Don Curlee about the USDA’s “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” initiative. He asks an...
Innovations for Healthy Kids Game Challenge
The USDA, always eager to tell kids what they should eat, wants to spread its message through a more effective...
Meat in School Lunches: Good Enough for Government Purposes
USA Today looks at meat in the National School Lunch Program and finds that it doesn’t compare favorably to the...
Farm to School and Nutrition Education
Today was the second USDA live Facebook chat. (Here are my comments on the first chat; the video is here.)...
Know Your Farmer Video
I didn’t have a video to share when I blogged last week about the USDA’s live Facebook chat. Now, the...
Why Should We Know Our Farmers?
I participated in the USDA‘s live Facebook chat today with Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan. I appreciated the gracious tone of...
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