Food banks scramble after USDA halts $500 million in deliveries
In the coming weeks, the shelves at dozens of food pantries in California’s Fresno County will be a little emptier. Visitors ...
Food Banks Left in the Lurch as Some Shipments Are Suspended
A representative of a nationwide food pantry network, said U.S.D.A. officials had informed him that some food aid distributed ...
USDA stops the flow of millions of dollars to local food banks: Report
Several food banks have claimed that they are no longer receiving funds from the Agriculture Department without receiving an ...
USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks
The halt in deliveries comes after the Trump administration separately slashed $1 billion for schools and food banks to buy ...
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The existence of ‘government cheese’ was a result of government intervention gone wrong
Families hurting from the recession of the ’80s could take cheese and butter, at least, off their shopping lists, as agencies handed out hundreds of millions of pounds of these foodstuffs. How we got ...
USDA $1B plan for bird flu, egg prices includes imports, ‘backyard chickens’
The USDA's plan to attack bird flu and lower egg prices includes $1 billion in funding, more imports and encouraging ...
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
The Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, which supports food banks and other feeding organizations, ...
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USDA cancels $1 billion in local meal funding for schools and food banks
The USDA programs were funded through the agency's Commodity Credit Corporation, a Depression-era fund created to buy ...
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Definition of 'Commodity Credit Corporation'
A US federal agency established in 1933 to provide pricing support to US farmers. Federal treasury money is used to provide a consistent price for crops.
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Whatcom food banks will be hurt by loss of USDA funding
Recent cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to food programs will hurt Whatcom County food banks, which say the result will be “a lot less food for hungry people.” ...
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USDA Rolls Out $1 Billion Plan to Combat Bird Flu After Egg Prices Rise
(Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it plans to spend up to $1 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funds to try to reduce the spread of ...