Agri-Pulse

Anti-hunger advocates wary of Trump's revamped food box plan

Project Food Box grew out of the Farmers to Families Food Box program and plans to continue distributing quality fresh produce to food banks and other partners. (courtesy Project Food Box) The Trump ...
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USDA ended its local food programs. A look at how farmers, schools and food banks are coping

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...
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USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Mississippi food banks, local farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than $1 billion in cuts to programs that help food banks and schools buy fresh foods from local, underserved farmers and ranchers across the nation.
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Following the USDA’s food and farm funding

In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food ...