More households nationwide and in Wisconsin are facing food insecurity

A federal report Monday showed the highest level of household hunger in the country since 1995, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture began measuring it. In 2008, 14.6 percent of households had difficulty putting enough food on the table, a situation the federal government terms “food insecurity.” Quoted are Judi Bartfeld, a professor of consumer science at UW-Madison, and Kadi Row, a UW-Extension professor who specializes in food security.