THE LACK OF A FEDERAL FARM BILL EXTENSION MAY END UP HURTING AREA FOOD PANTRIES, AND FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY COULD LOSE A MAJOR SOURCE OF FOOD IF THE CURRENT FARM BILL ISN’T EXTENDED.
JACOB WANDERSCHEID, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOOD BANK OF SIOUXLAND, SAYS THEY WOULD LOSE A LOT OF PRODUCT THEY DEPEND ON:
FOODBANK1 OC…TO THE SIOUXLAND AREA. :26
WANDERSCHEID SAYS THE U-S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROVIDES ABOUT ONE FOURTH OF THE FOOD THE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTES:
FOODBANK2 OC…IN SIOUXLAND. :16
HE SAYS THIS IS A VERY BUSY TIME OF THE YEAR FOR FOOD BANKS TO HAVE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS:
FOODBANK3 OC……..THOSE INDIVIDUALS. :19
WANDERSCHEID SAYS CONGRESSMAN RANDY FEENSTRA AND SENATOR JONI ERNST HAVE WORKED WITH THE FOOD BANK AND ARE AWARE OF THE NEED:
FOODBANK4 OC……….THE PRESIDENCY. :22
WANDERSCHEID SAYS HE AND HIS STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH OUR LAWMAKERS TO GET A FARM BILL IN PLACE BY NEXT MONTH.
