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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 ...
Iowa Public Radio

Local food advocates try to patch supply chain gaps after the USDA cuts programs

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. Hundreds of Iowa farmers, schools and food banks planned on federal dollars ...
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USDA’s Emergency Food Assistance Program Offers Support to Low-Income Families

*The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a federal initiative aimed at providing essential food supplies to low-income individuals and families at no cost. USDA provides 100% American-grown ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune

School districts, NEPA food bank concerned about USDA programs ending

The executive director of a food bank serving Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties is concerned about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to end two programs that allow ...
The Columbian

USDA set to cut $1B for food programs. WA food banks are worried

It’s been a tough couple of years for local food banks and the people they serve. The COVID-19 pandemic led hundreds of thousands more Washingtonians to visit food banks and pantries to feed ...