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California farmers growing food for schools and food banks were among those hit by $1 billion in cuts to the U.S. Department ...
Cuts to USDA grants are hitting small farmers hard, and threaten to upend building a more resilient local food supply chain.
A coalition of California lawmakers is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse its decision to close nine ...
Under President Trump, the USDA is rolling back programs intended to strengthen local food supply chains. Small scale farmers ...
Governor Gavin Newsom’s budget aims to give food banks less funding for local produce and replace an existing diaper program ...
In this opinion piece, journalist Ali Moxley, argues that a funding freeze for USDA’s Increasing Land, Capital, and Market ...
Federal programs that help feed families, support local farmers ... California Pan-Ethnic Network, warn that the consequences would be widespread. "Every single Californian will be impacted by ...
Closure of these offices would severely hamper USDA’s ability to support farmers ... Jimmy Panetta. California lawmakers also raised concerns in February about federal budget cuts that ...