As the cost of food and fuel skyrockets, and the April 18 deadline for the current Farm Bill extension nears, millions of hungry Americans are turning to the nation’s food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries for help and finding shockingly low levels of inventory. The Farm Bill, stuck in Congressional debate for several months, would bring much needed relief to food banks and low-income Americans through increased funding and improvements in federal nutrition programs, including the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the Food Stamp Program.