Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins has approved Indiana’s waiver to remove soft drinks and candy from the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  Emily Bryant, executive director of Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, says implementing restrictions takes away from the program’s intended purpose.  “SNAP is a program that goes directly to the consumer,” she says. “It enables families to…… Continue Reading

A livestock economist says higher interest rates have been a limiting factor to herd expansion. Josh Maples with Mississippi State University says that at current price levels, there is a lot of interest in buying cattle. “They talk to the lenders about what the rates are and then they don’t call back,” he says. He…… Continue Reading