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California officials in a letter to the USDA obtained by POLITICO demanded immediate reinstatement of the state’s cut of agricultural subsidies that the USDA recently canceled. They argued the ...
The sole basis for the termination of LFPA25 was that“AMS [USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service] has determined that this agreement no longer effectuates agency priorities, and that termination ...
The SNAP program is run by the USDA and administered through individual states. It is authorized by the federal Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, which says that SNAP benefits can be used for “any ...
“The reduction has been made in both the Nutrient-Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme and the Urea Subsidy Scheme of the Department,” the report said, adding that this cut would affect the smooth ...
“The economic multiplier to this program just seems way more impactful than the traditional subsidy model of the USDA that the administration is continuing to invest in,” he said. “It’s ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture paused funding for certain Maine educational programs on Wednesday, citing the state’s noncompliance with Title IX over its student sports participation rules.
Food is prepared for distribution at FeedMore, a USDA partner agency in Richmond, Va., that provides food assistance as part of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and The Emergency ...
Commenting on this, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman James Ross said: “This is Kāinga Ora-lite—same subsidies, different logo. Taxpayers shouldn’t be on the hook when private capital is ready ...
A pair of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs — one that funds the purchase of local farm-fresh foods for school cafeterias and another that funds much of the product available in ...
Keep reading to learn more about how recent budget cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has farmers concerned for their livelihood. On Monday, March 17, the Iowa Department of ...