Source: Janell Baum, CAROLINA-VIRGINIA FARMER, 9/19/13
After heated debate this summer surrounding big cuts to nutrition programs in the farm bill, a last ditch effort to get at least a portion of the bill passed resulted in an unprecedented decision to split it into two.
While the farm-only portion narrowly passed, the time has come to
revisit the hot-button topic of food stamps. And the negative feedback
hasn't disappeared. For more of this story, Click here. |