Contact: James Carskadon STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum is joining agriculture leaders, including U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, in Washington, D.C. this week for a public forum hosted by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research. Keenum was appointed to the FFAR Board of Directors in 2014 and has served as chair since 2017. The organization was established by the 2014 Farm Bill and works to connect funders, researchers and farmers through public-private partnerships to support […]

Photo Submitted Staff and student members of the International Culture Team deliver items to the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry The U of A International Culture Team and Altrusa International Foundation of Fayetteville collaborated this month to provide international spices and foods to the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry on campus.  Many of the international students who visit the food pantry do not see the ingredients they are used to cooking with in […]

SCHENECTADY – The Schenectady Foundation said it awarded $450,000 in grant funding to six nonprofits Wednesday that are leading projects “to reduce hunger and improve access to healthy, nutritious and culturally appropriate foods.” The money will be given to the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, Schenectady Community Ministries, Rotterdam’s Messiah Lutheran Church, The Food Pantries for the Capital District, Capital Roots and The Schenectady Greenmarket, according to a news release issued by the organization. The foundation said it hopes […]