A successful USDA program that has supported more than 533,000 affordable rental homes in rural America is getting phased out

Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.
Agweek

USDA bridge payments move quickly as billions already sent to farmers

The program, intended to help farmers facing tight margins and weak commodity prices for the 2025 crop year, has drawn strong early participation from producers across the Midwest.
WBIW

USDA announces new funding to connect farmers to local markets

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it has awarded over $26.8 million to grant projects through the Local Agriculture ...
Yahoo

USDA freezes farmer funding for some programs, conservation contracts

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 ...
AgWeb

USDA Set to Begin Distributing $2.14B in Payments to Eligible Producers and Landowners

USDA will begin distributing approximately $2.14 billion in payments to eligible agricultural producers and landowners through key conservation and safety-net programs. The $2.14 billion in payments ...
Newsmax on MSN

USDA's Rollins to Newsmax: Lawsuit over SNAP rules silly

USDA's Rollins to Newsmax: Lawsuit Over SNAP Rules Silly ...
Montgomery Advertiser

USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Alabama food banks, local farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced over $1 billion in federal spending cuts to programs that assist food banks and schools in purchasing fresh produce from local, underserved farmers and ...
KCCI Des Moines

USDA cuts programs bringing local food into schools, food banks

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 ...
ABC15 Arizona

USDA halts two food programs impacting local food access for schools, food banks

The United States Department of Agriculture has halted two programs impacting food access to schools and other organizations, according to reports. Politico reported Monday that the year’s Local Food ...
The Shreveport Times

USDA cuts two food programs dealing with school meals and food pantries. Louisiana impacts

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 ...
WSOC-TV

USDA program cuts deepening Charlotte food insecurity, food banks say

CHARLOTTE — The United States Department of Agriculture is ending several pandemic-era programs that connected local farmers to food banks and schools. The USDA is ending the Local Food Purchase ...
IJR

White Wisconsin Dairy Farmer Sues USDA For Holding Out On Axing Biden-Era DEI Programs

The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Monday, claiming the agency is continuing discriminatory practices established under ...