Under this new directive, all USDA grant, cooperative agreement and mutual interest agreement programs will utilize the same ...

Riceville Community School District used LFS funds to purchase local produce for school lunches. (Photo courtesy of Riceville CSD) Iowa farmers and institutions lost an estimated $11.3 million in ...

As committed to under USDA’s National Farm Security Action Plan, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a number of coordinated actions to continue to emphasize ...

Iowa farmers and institutions lost an estimated $11.3 million in federal funding to support the purchase of locally raised foods, following the recent termination of two U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

CHICAGO/WASHINGTON DC (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen some funding for farmers as it goes through a sweeping review, despite assurances from the Trump administration that ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) established a national Jan. 15, 2026, ...

Farm bills – famously complex legislative and spending balances between farm subsidies, food assistance, conservation and ...

The Department of Agriculture has cut over $1 billion in funding aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local ...

A USDA spokesperson released a statement confirming the funds were 'no longer available and those agreements will be terminated following 60-day notification.' Schools and childcare facilities ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has canceled approximately $1 billion in food purchasing from local farmers for schools and food banks. Around $660 million that would go towards schools and ...