Cal Poly Partners is working to get Hilltop, the grocery market at Poly Canyon Village, approved to accept EBT by the start of spring quarter, after rebranding from Poly Canyon Village Market.
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Trump administration to withhold SNAP funding from 21 states, including California
The Trump administration is withholding federal SNAP funds from 21 mostly Democratic states that have not complied with the USDA’s request for data on SNAP recipients, a federal effort to combat fraud in the system.
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New federal rules and CalFresh funding cuts may leave Cal Poly students without food assistance
CalFresh, California’s Department of Social Services’ SNAP program, has been affected by the Trump administration’s new reconciliation bill, resulting in the termination of the CalFresh Healthy Living program and stricter eligibility requirements for students, leaving many in need of assistance.
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No bacon shortage in future
Stories abounded that bacon was soon be in shortage last week. Bacon prices may go up in future months, but the breakfast staple isn’t going anywhere. The concept of a shortage started in Europe in early September when Britain’s National Pig Association (NPA) said pig farmers around the world would be affected by the increase […]
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Mad cow not a threat to Cal Poly cows
The fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, in the U.S. was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a dairy cow carcass from Tulare County on April 24. The infected animal did not enter any human food, according to the USDA report, and the dairy in question along […]
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Horse slaughter funding approved
A bill passed by President Barack Obama late last year quietly reinstated funding for the inspection of horse slaughter, ending a five-year de facto ban on the market in the United States. But despite the change in law, Cal Poly animal science professor and equine specialist Pete Agalos said the university has no plans to […]