USDA cancels local food purchasing program, putting more strain on central Ohio food banks
Local food banks are feeling the pinch — and may offer less local produce — amid federal funding cuts to a program connecting ...
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End of USDA funding for fresh local produce hits Grainger County Schools
Two federal food assistance programs now canceled by the US Department of Agriculture are leaving school systems concerned ...
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The privilege of eating local in Los Angeles
Buying and eating locally grown food supports small farms, helps their community’s local economy and promotes agricultural diversity. In addition, it’s a more environmentally friendly choice, reducing ...
USDA halts more than $1B in funding for local food banks, schools
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has nixed more than $1 billion in funding for local food banks and schools ...
USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.
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'Don't understand the logic': Local response to USDA cutting grants for schools, food banks to buy from nearby farms
The Hunger Task Force partnered with eight different Wisconsin farms, including Happy Day Farmhaus. Padovano said the farm ...
Alabama schools lose $16 million for fresh produce due to USDA cuts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cut millions of dollars in funding that Alabama schools used to buy fresh produce from local farms, according to the state department of education.
USDA program cut impacts local food banks, local farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended a program that partners local food banks with local farmers used by farmers and food banks across southwest Ohio. The USDA this month notified states that ...
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Trump’s Sticker Shocks Are About to Hit the Produce Aisle
The president’s policies regarding trade and immigration, as well as bone-deep cuts to government spending, have brought ...
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Extension offers hydroponics course for indoor vegetable growing
As indoor farming gains momentum in urban areas, University of Nevada, Reno Extension is offering a Hydroponic Crops ...
Local produce company talks potential impacts from tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico
Business owners around the country are bracing for effects of the new tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico that went into ...
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Kevin Prince: 'We should be eating more local produce'
How can we, as a nation, eat more local produce rather than importing factory-farmed cheap meat from the other side of the world?