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Federal funding cuts leave Petersburg’s free produce programs, local farmers in limbo
Local free food distribution organizers and farmers are struggling to fill in the gaps amid federal funding cuts.
USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers
The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food ...
Trump aims to close Syracuse office that helps farmers, leaving dozens of scientists in limbo
President Donald Trump’s administration wants to cancel the lease for a U.S. Department of Agriculture office in Syracuse ...
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USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Mississippi food banks, local farmers
USDA cuts more than $1B to programs that help food banks and schools buy fresh foods from local farmers and ranchers across ...
USDA cuts funding for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has slashed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to purchase food from ...
South Texas farmers, local officials warn of impacts with lack of water
Local officials and farmers in south Texas traveled to the Capitol Monday to ask lawmakers to get involved with holding ...
Local backyard poultry farmers raise concerns amid nationwide bird flu outbreak
If there is high suspicion for bird flu, the Texas Animal Health Commission will send a foreign analysis diagnostician to ...
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Bill aims to protect Oregon farmworkers from disaster with backing from local chefs
House Bill 3193 aims to provide a permanent relief program for farmworkers who lost income due to a disaster, with $10 ...