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 ...
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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 cuts programs that supply local food to schools, food banks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled contracts with Maine — and most other states — that provided financial assistance, distributed fresh food and incentivized the purchase of locally grown ...
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Deachman: 'We've had a really good run' — ByWard Fruit Market to close this spring
For a little over a quarter of a century, Isaac and Miriam Farbiasz and their ByWard Fruit Market store have stood as ...
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Texas Panhandle Local Food Summit: Producers and agencies talk tips and resources for farm growth, fighting hunger
In a combined effort to both connect local food producers with resources to help them grow – literally and figuratively – and ...
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Berkshire farmers, food pantries, grapple with the loss of a food access program that the US Agriculture Department is ending
The money flowed from the federal government to the state so farmers could be paid for food to be delivered to food banks and meal kitchens. Now that's over.
Trump cuts could squeeze small farmers, food banks
Despite promises to support farmers and provider Americans with healthier food, the Trump administration has cut funding for food assistance programs.
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Muskegon YMCA relaunches mobile farmers market to combat food insecurity
MUSKEGON, MI - Just in time for National Nutrition Month, the Muskegon YMCA has announced the relaunch of its traveling farmers market. Now operated entirely in-house, the mobile farmers market is a ...
Why small Tennessee farmers will lose millions after USDA budget cuts
The USDA announced nearly $1 billion in cuts last week, shuttering two programs that benefited small Tennessee farms.
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Authorities confirm arrests made following narcotics bust at Miami food market
Four people were confirmed to be arrested following a large narcotics bust in Miami.City of Miami detectives seized bags of ...
6 restaurants, markets, deli fail food safety inspections in Tri-Cities area
The Benton Franklin Health District gave six failing grades in food safety inspections of restaurants and other establishments selling food in the Tri-Cities area March 1-7. The health district’s food ...
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Local supply chains crucial to promoting food security
Strengthening local supply chains is critical to ensuring food security and economic resilience, and sourcing materials and ...