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USDA discontinues $660 million Local Foods for Schools program impacting local farmers and students
The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food ...
USDA budget cuts impacting groups in the Ozarks like Springfield Community Gardens
The USDA canceled $1 billion in funding for schools, food banks, and other organizations. Springfield Community Gardens ...
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Northland Farmers are frustrated with frozen federal funds
Northland Farmers gathered together at the Northland Food Forum after the USDA terminated two grant programs and froze ...
Downtown Cajun Cook-Off to benefit Child Advocacy Center
This week, the USDA terminated two buy-local programs, and the slash in funding has impacted KinderKids Learning Center in Daphne. Rebecca Stork, patient chairperson with the Alabama Kidney Foundation ...
Local child care center affected after USDA cuts $1B in local food purchase
This week, the USDA terminated two buy-local programs, and the slash in funding has impacted KinderKids Learning Center in Daphne.
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Indy urban farm forced to stop supplying free produce to food pantries due to USDA cuts
Free produce program for food pantries cut by USDA, leaving 135,000 people in Indianapolis without access to their next meal.
USDA cuts $1 billion in funding for schools, food banks to buy food from local farmers
Feeding America West Michigan will lose about 500,000 pounds of food, close to 400,000 meals, due to the stoppage of the ...
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'We're already stretched thin' | Tri-State nonprofits feel the pinch of recent $1 billion USDA cuts
The programs terminated supported schools and food banks in buying fresh produce, dairy and protein items from local farmers. Without them, some families and students will lose out on nutritious food.
Metro Atlanta food bank concerned about USDA cuts to local food programs
“What kind of country are we that we would take food out of the mouths of children?” asked Elisabeth Omilami of Hosea Helps, ...
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USDA grant funding for farms, wineries and Lawrence school district bakery frozen per federal order
The future is murky for a Lawrence school district bakery project as well as projects at four local farms and vineyards after ...
Gene Hackman’s dog likely died of dehydration and starvation, report says
The kelpie mix named Zinna was one of the couple’s three dogs. It was found in a crate in a closet, while two other dogs ...
National average wholesale price of eggs drops for 3rd week in a row
The national average wholesale price of eggs dropped for the third week in a row, as high prices caused falling demand and ...