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The canceled USDA programs are just among a number of challenges that are now facing food banks in the region, including inflation, proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNA...
From USA TODAY
Mountaineer Food Bank was ending Yates’ butter contract, due to the federal government’s funding cuts.
From Inc
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, called the USDA’s food shipment cancellations “outrageous and devastating” and said they represent “another sad example” of the Trump administration’s slashing of pro...
From Santa Rosa Press Democrat
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Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries and local meal programs, was recently informed that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling $500 million in federal funding.
Federal funding cuts have thrown local food systems in Wisconsin — and across the US — into chaos. This month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is terminating 2025 funding for two pandemic-era initiatives: the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) and Local Food for Schools (LFS) programs.
The Montana Food Bank Network faces a crisis as the USDA has canceled significant portions of its Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Food banks and farms in Pennsylvania are set to lose millions in funding after the Department of Agriculture ended a program.
A shipment of just over 250,000 pounds of food that Long Island Cares was expecting this week from the USDA was canceled. Island Harvest reported that $1.7 million in funds for a senior meal program was "frozen.
A federal program that helps food pantries and schools buy local produce could soon come to an end, leaving some Ohio farmers in the lurch.
A $13 million federal cut means farmers in Pennsylvania may no longer be able supply food banks across the state.