Food banks across the nation are grappling with funding and donation shortages following the Department of Agriculture's ...

"It’s ten times harder on the independent grocer. We get leftovers. The big companies that order truckloads get the better price and they get the availability... us independents can only get ...

Half a dozen states have passed legislation in recent years to support rural, independent grocers. Now, lawmakers in Iowa and Nebraska are pushing to create their own programs.