food donations

March is National Ag Month.  To mark the occasion, 2nd Harvest, which provides food to food banks across the Inland Northwest, is touting its relationship with the local farming community.  Eric Williams is the Community Partnership Director at 2nd Harvest.   "We say it...

Farm families from across the nation donated 25.3 million pounds of food and raised more than $1 million to help fight hunger in 2022 through Farm Bureau's "Harvest for All" program.  Combined, the monetary and food donations totaled the equivalent of 31.1 mi...

In recognition of the hard work and innovation of those who grow our food, AgWest Farm Credit and Northwest Agricultural Consultants have announced plans to partner with 2nd Harvest to celebrate the impact the local farming community makes for people facing hunger...

Central Washington families struggling to make ends meet will have an opportunity to get some much needed help over the next three days.  For the past 12 years, 2nd Harvest and Washington’s Beef Community, through the Beef Counts program, have teamed up to offer nutritious food to those in need across the community.   “The f...

The USDA will invest $178 million in seven international development projects on four continents to support U.S. government priorities.  The projects include promoting climate-smart agriculture, facilitating trade and addressing the root causes of migration in Central America.   ...

Last week, the Labor Department reported year-over-year inflation of 8.5%, levels not seen since 1981.  At the same time, the latest Feeding America food bank pulse survey data shows that more food banks report seeing demand for food assistance increase or stay the same for February compared to the previous month. Fo ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers seek to expand food donation efforts nationwide with the Food Donation Improvement Act. Dan Newhouse, Chair of the Western Caucus, helped introduce the bill, calling current protections and limits that often keep businesses and organizations from donating food "ambiguous" and "outdated ...

Walla Walla area wineries raised a record amount of money this fall to help those in need this holiday season. The 11th Annual Barrel Full of Money fundraiser raised a record amount once again this holiday season, as nearly 50 Walla Walla Valley wineries, area businesses and nonprofit organizations teamed up to raise $85,134 ...

On Monday, Dan Newhouse, chair of the Western Caucus, joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Food Donation Improvement Act. Supporters of the legislation say it would expand food donation efforts across the country, adding with millions of Americans facing food insecurity, "ambiguous, outdated, and limited liability protections often prevent many businesses and organizations f

The results of this year's Beef Counts fundraiser in Washington's Okanogan County was one of the most successful in the past decade, despite recent hardships. Over the past two year, beef producers have dealt with a global pandemic, supply chain shutdowns, as well as record heat, drought and wildfires ...