Carrie Calvert's guest appearances

Carrie Calvert

Agri-Pulse Open Mic Interview

Mark Pryor

David Young

Amy Klobuchar

John Larson

Mike Pompeo

Mitch McConnell

Richard Raymond

Chellie Pingree

Michele Simon

Krysta Harden

Kevin Ross

Tim Palmer

Jim Collins

Jayson Lusk

Pam Johnson

OwlTail

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Carrie Calvert, Managing Director of Government Relations for Feeding America.  Despite the country’s surplus of food production, more than 12 percent of the nation’s population is food insecure. In this interview, Calvert weighs in on the nation’s nutrition assistance debate, the need for a farm bill,  and Feeding America’s effort to deal with food waste. Calvert reports on how surplus food purchases under the Trump trade assistance program is helping provide much needed help to food banks across the nation.

Carrie Calvert, Managing Director of Government Relations for Feeding America

This week's guest on Open Mic is Carrie Calvert, Director of Tax and Commodity Policy at Feeding America. The United States is said to be the best fed nation on the planet, but one in seven of its residents is considered food insecure. Calvert outlines how her organization, often in partnership with public and private programs, helps bring food to those in need. Calvert discusses potential nutrition program cuts through budget reconciliation and the important links between farm and nutrition programs in a new farm bill. She also shares more ways for farmers and concerned citizens to get involved with addressing hunger in America.Jeff NalleyCarrie Calvert, Director of Tax &amp; Commodity Policy, Feeding America

Carrie Calvert, Feeding America