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‘A huge blow’: USDA cuts threaten to throw Wisconsin’s local food supply into disarray

Federal funding cuts have disrupted local food systems in Wisconsin and the US, as the USDA will end funding for the Local Food Purchase Assistance and Local Food for Schools programs in 2025.
Dawn Thilmany stated that the cuts will greatly impact midsize producers.
Governor Tony Evers urged the Trump administration to restore previously approved funding for these programs.
Roberts-Turner described the USDA's decision as a 'bad business move.

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The Malheur Enterprise

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Feds set to end local farm buys for food banks - Malheur Enterprise

A federal program that that has brought more than $40,000 for local food purchases by Malheur County food banks will be cut in September. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently notified state officials of the change. “These programs, created under the former administration via executive authority, no longer effectuate the goals of the agency,” a federal official wrote in a recent email to the Oregon Department of Education. Lindsay Grosveno…

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WFLA-TV

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'They affect food into the community,' Feeding Tampa Bay on USDA funding cut to local food purchase program

TAMPA, Fla (WFLA) - Million of meals to feed Tampa Bay families could be at risk, due to new federal cuts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency announced they have cut funding to two federal programs, the School Nutrition Association and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). LFPA helps food banks buy food from local farmers. Thomas Mantz, the President and CEO of Feeding Tampa Bay said they expect…

17 hours ago·Tampa, United States

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Colorado Newsline

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Where Trump administration cut local food support, Colorado should step in

(NRCS/USDA photo by Brandon O’Connor)Impacts from the Trump administration’s funding and program cuts are trickling — or gushing — down to Coloradans. Local food purchasing programs are some of the latest government programs summarily guillotined by the administration. These programs, managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture via the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement and the Local Food for Schools & Child Care Agreement Pr…

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Shoreline Media Group

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Campaign begins today to protect local food access

In response to the USDA funding cuts which threaten food access for families and local farmers, the Lakeshore Food Club is launching “The Hope Multiplier Campaign,” beginning today.

21 hours ago

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KMBC

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Kansas City-area farmers feel impact of USDA cuts

For family-owned farms like KC Wine Co., U.S. Department of Agriculture grants helped them get started.

1 day ago·Kansas City, United States

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The Washington Informer

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National Women in Agriculture Day Sounds Alarm Over USDA's $1 Billion Cuts for Local Farm Programs

The National Women in Agriculture Association gathered to discuss the Trump administration's new policies and their impact on their ability to harness fresh food from the earth's soil, including the termination of the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. The post National Women in Agriculture Day Sounds Alarm Over USDA’s $1 Billion Cuts for Local Farm Programs …

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