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USDA suspends food bank funding source, cites 'unsustainable' expectations

Senate Dems say cutoff would hurt 'millions'

03/25/25 10:59 AM By Rebekah Alvey

USDA has suspended millions of dollars in Commodity Credit Corporation funds originally destined for food banks across the country through the Emergency Food Assistance Program. Senate Democrats are challenging the USDA decision, claiming it would have a "significant and damaging impact" on millions of people.

Daybreak March 4: Trump tells farmers to focus on domestic market

03/04/25 12:00 AM By Rebekah Alvey, Noah Wicks, Philip Brasher, Oliver Ward, and Steve Davies

President Donald Trump is telling U.S. farmers to get ready to focus on the domestic market ahead of forthcoming tariffs.

GAO: USDA needs clear guidance, oversight of food bank programs

09/25/24 6:03 AM By Rebekah Alvey

USDA does not provide standard, user-friendly guidance to state and local agencies that implement food pantry, assistance programs, and does not effectively track program progress, a recent Government Accountability Office report found.

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Higher food costs, less federal help means food banks struggle

12/13/23 6:12 AM By Jacqui Fatka

Early last year, Mid-Ohio Food Collective leaders looked at their warehouse and saw shelves filled to only 32% capacity, down from the 105% peak after COVID struck in 2020.

Reclaiming food waste can reduce costs, carbon emissions

11/29/23 6:15 AM By Jacqui Fatka

With more than one-third of food produced in the United States going to waste, new private sector ventures, government agencies and farmers are tackling the challenge of reducing the environmental and economic costs of food waste by moving it into beneficial channels.

Project Food Box partners with NFL star to fight hunger

07/26/23 6:05 AM By Sara Wyant

As part of his "My cause, my cleats" initiative, a professional football star will support the Project Food Box mission to promote access to fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables to vulnerable communities.

USDA using CCC money for food banks, school meals

09/21/22 6:05 AM By Spencer Chase

A new investment of nearly $2 billion from the Commodity Credit Corporation will help fund school meals and food banks, and promote the purchase of U.S.-grown foods.

California ramps up farm-to-food bank program

08/03/22 8:18 AM By Brad Hooker

California is the latest state to benefit from federal spending on locally sourced products for food banks, receiving a $43 million investment from USDA—the largest to date.

Cargill donates $4.9M to Feeding America food banks

08/03/22 6:12 AM By Haley Bickelhaupt

A leader in animal protein production announced Monday a donation of nearly $5 million aimed to help food banks struggling with increased food prices.

Agreement aims to boost underserved producers, local food movement in Pennsylvania

07/27/22 6:09 AM By Sara Wyant

Pennsylvania is the latest state to ink an agreement with USDA to source local foods from underserved farmers and distribute fresh, healthy products to charities.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Chuck Conner, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

This week’s Open Mic guest is Chuck Conner, president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. Conner suggests the nation’s farmer owned cooperatives are well stocked as producers prepare for the 2025 growing season. Conner says many co-ops anticipated tariff issues and took early shipment of supplies for this season. A veteran of Capitol Hill policy debates, he acknowledges plenty of uncertainty surrounding the farm bill, tax policy and tariffs. Despite challenges, Conner believes legislators will take action on taxes and hopefully a new set of farm and nutrition programs.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: March 28, 2025: Castaneda, Kuball on ag labor, trade

President Trump’s planned reciprocal tariffs are expected to go into effect next week. We spoke with Jaime Castaneda from the National Milk Producers Federation and Cassandra Kuball from Torrey Advisory Group about how the proposals could impact agriculture. They also discuss the potential for ag labor reform with Trump's stricter immigration policies.

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