The U.S. Department of Agriculture terminated the Regional Food Business Centers program, which provided grant funding to ...

The agency is eliminating the Regional Food Business Centers, a program meant to help small farms and other food businesses ...

That helped pave the way for the USDA to create grants to support these groups, including the 2501 program, which expanded in 2014 to include veterans. Between 2010 and 2023, the USDA awarded more ...

Over the past seven months, Kenneth Sparks lost at least five federal grants as a result of cancellations and funding freezes ...

Produce Perks supports more than 150 farms, markets and grocers in Ohio. Some are concerned about the future of the program ...

On July 1, $1 billion of cuts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) took effect. The funding was for local schools ...

A Q&A with local food expert Dara Bloom explores this untapped market for farmers—even though the USDA eliminated funding for ...

On July 1, $1 billion worth of cuts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) took effect. The funding was for local schools and food banks to buy produce from farmers.

A new rule removes race and gender considerations from federal farm programs. The move comes after the Trump administration ...

Advocates for food production are looking for alternate funding sources for farmers after the federal government slashed $400 ...

Three District of Columbia-area food banks have delivered 1.4 million fewer meals since the USDA action, and these numbers are certain to grow. The need for food banks has never been greater.