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Shapiro administration responds after USDA accuses governor of ‘playing games’ with food bank cuts
The fight between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture over canceled ...
The USDA Has an Actual Definition for ‘Fancy’ Food — and It Could Help You Buy Better Produce
The USDA has definitions for fancy and extra fancy produce. As part of the USDA grading system, these voluntary labels ...
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USDA ended its local food programs. A look at how farmers, schools and food banks are coping
Thousands of schools, farmers and food pantries in the Midwest and Great Plains planned on federal dollars over the next year ...
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The USDA cut $500 million in funding to food banks. Here’s how they’re coping
As President Donald Trump’s administration attempts to lower inflation by reducing government spending, Americans are finding out the very programs putting healthy, affordable foods on their ...
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Federal cuts threaten Kansas City-area schools' produce, meat partnership with local farms
The Shawnee Mission School District introduced fresh, locally sourced ground beef and produce into its school cafeterias in ...
About 31,000 East Tennesseans a month could receive less food after USDA funding cut
The missing deliveries of $722,000 worth of food scheduled to arrive over the next three months means 31,000 East Tennesseans ...
USDA Is Fast-Tracking Requests to Yank Soda From Food-Stamps Program
Arkansas and Indiana are among the first states in line to add restrictions.