Trump's USDA secretary defends $1 billion cuts to funding for food banks, schools
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins took a jab at trans people while defending the food aid cuts as "nonessential" in remarks to Fox News.
Ag secretary defends cuts to local food programs in Georgia, promises speedy Helene...
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said canceling more than $1 billion in grants to schools and child care facilities to purchase fresh food from nearby farms and ranches is needed to eliminate an outdated program designed during the coronavirus pandemic.
USDA cuts $10.6 million from Kansas for local produce at schools and food banks
President Donald Trump's administration cut USDA funding to Kansas to help schools get local meats and food banks get fresh fruits and vegetables.
USDA cuts two food programs dealing with school meals and food pantries. Louisiana impacts
The USDA has cut two food programs, one geared towards school meals and the other towards food pantries. Here's how Louisiana could be impacted.
USDA cancels $1 billion in local meal funding for schools and food banks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two federal programs that provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers, part of what the agency said was a decision to "return to long-term,
$1 billion cut from USDA food programs. What it means for Pa. schools, food banks
The USDA is eliminating the Local Food for Schools and Local Food Purchase Agreement programs as part of the Trump administration's spending purge.
USDA ends $1 billion for schools, food banks to buy food from local suppliers
Schools and local food banks will lose about $1.1 billion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the purchase of food from local farms, ranchers and producers.
Federal funding cuts hit Feeding the Gulf Coast food bank
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ended the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, cutting over $1 billion in federal funding to food banks across the country.
Egg prices will remain elevated as Easter approaches, Agriculture Secretary Rollins says
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins warned that egg prices will see another jump as the spring holidays near. It comes as ...
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U.S Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visits Georgia lawmakers, farmers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins visited Georgia Wednesday to meet with Georgia agricultural leaders, lawmakers ...
East Tennessee to receive more Helene relief funds soon, U.S. Agriculture Secretary says
Money from the American Relief Act will begin to disperse in the "next few weeks," according to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.
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Agriculture Secretary Rollins says price of dozen eggs has dropped $1.85 in roughly past 13 days
"The average cost of a dozen eggs has now gone down $1.85 since we announced our plan about a week and a half ago on February ...
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U.S. Ag secretary stops by Georgia Capitol and vows Hurricane Helene relief coming for farmers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said federal disaster relief will soon be on the way for farmers left struggling to move forward in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Rollins, who was ...
Tens of billions in Hurricane Helene aid to start by March 21
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has pledged to start paying out tens of billions in aid to victims of Hurricane ...
Egg prices plunge nearly $2, now lower than when Trump took office
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Tuesday morning that egg prices have dropped by nearly $2 since the Trump ...
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Billions of federal aid for farmers is due this month. Some are counting on it
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said earlier this month that economic aid payments Congress approved late last year ...
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ROLLINS TAKES ON TARIFFS: As Trump gears up to roll out his sweeping tariff threats, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is ...
Agriculture secretary predicts economy will be ‘bumpy’ for a ‘few months’
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins addressed the “uncertainty” felt by farmers amid President Donald Trump‘s trade war, suggesting that current market shocks will continue for “a few weeks or a few ...