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Agriculture Department announces Great American Farmers Market
The Department of Agriculture has announced that it will host the Great American Farmers Market on the National Mall Aug. 3 ...
Food aid groups bought from local farmers with USDA grants. Abrupt cuts leave both struggling.
Advocates warn the cuts could ripple through food deserts, rural communities and urban areas where access to healthy food is ...
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Pennsylvania sues US Department of Agriculture over funding cuts
Pennsylvania officials filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday over its termination of the Local Food Purchase Assistance 2025 Cooperative Agreement ...
Red-state agriculture commissioners push to end funding for certain UN groups
Nearly a dozen agriculture commissioners from red states wrote to top Trump administration officials and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday calling for the elimination of federal funding to ...
Minnesota agriculture institute joins lawsuit against USDA to save grant funding
Lawsuit targets decisions by Trump administration to cancel agriculture grants that promoted diversity, equity and inclusion, ...
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U.S. Department of Agriculture reverses DOGE lease terminations for nine California field offices - News Channel 3-12
The U.S. Department of Agriculture field offices in Bakersfield, Blythe, Los Angeles, Madera, Mt. Shasta, Oxnard, Salinas, Woodland, and Yreka were mentioned as part of the reversals in a letter ...
Conservative Law Firm Sues Department of Agriculture Over ‘Discriminatory’ Programs
A conservative law firm filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over several programs it describes as ...
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U.S. Department of Agriculture - The New York Times
In response to a federal lawsuit, the Agriculture Department said it would refrain, for now, from demanding that states turn over the personal information of people receiving assistance.
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Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states - The Toronto Star
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, had illegally cut off funding to it through a program ...
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Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, had illegally cut off funding to it through a program ...
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New USDA policy targets small family farms | Agriculture | whig.com
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new policy agenda outlining actions aimed at ensuring the profitability and prosperity of small family farms. Dubbing it the Make ...
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USDA announces $1 billion relief to livestock producers impacted by disasters - KFOR.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFOR) – Livestock producers in Oklahoma impacted by drought or wildfires in 2023 and 2024 are in line for relief, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The ...