Beginning in November, SNAP retailers across the U.S. will be required to stock more healthy foods. But experts say the change will ultimately leave federal food aid users with fewer options — especially in rural areas.

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The average price for a pound of beef hit a record-high $9.64 in April. Steak and ground beef prices are both up more than 14 percent compared to this time last year. An agriculture professor says these prices are on the rise and a butcher shop owner shares what he’s seeing.

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Wisconsin food banks are expected to see increased need this summer when refugees and other immigrants with humanitarian statuses will lose food assistance under a federal change.

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A judge has granted an emergency order that temporarily blocks a Milwaukee ordinance that would have limited food truck hours in parts of the city.

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The owner of a food truck, with the backing of a conservative law firm, is suing the city of Milwaukee over a new ordinance that limits food truck hours in parts of the city. 

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Milwaukee’s only tofu maker is back after a temporary closure. Jim Neumeyer, the previous co-owner of the now shuttered Beans & Barley, is taking the helm.

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Wisconsin is now home to the longest-operating Chinese restaurant in the country. Owner Tom Fong says the key to keeping the 104-year-old enterprise going has been community support and his mom’s and his wife’s love of the business.

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You might eat out to relax, but if you're not an active participant in your dining out experience, you could find yourself a glum gourmet. Adam Reiner, author of "The New Rules of Dining Out," stopped by WPR's "The Larry Meiller Show" to explain.

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Some close watchers of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget aren’t thrilled with the Trump administration’s proposal — but they're hopeful some of the suggested cuts won’t make it in the final spending plans passed by Congress.

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