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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: Adam Bergman, EchoTech Capital

This week’s Open Mic guest is Adam Bergman, Managing Director at EchoTech Capital. While opinions still widely vary regarding what sustainability really means, Bergman stands in the gap between would be investors and those willing to adopt certain sustainable practices. In agriculture the topics include regenerative farming, a vast array of climate smart practices and even indoor farming. Washington has proven that financial support for renewable fuels as well as electricity from solar and wind sources can influence growth. Moving forward, the question remains which energy sources will see favor from Capitol Hill and what agricultural practices investors will support toward a greener environment and stronger food security.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 4, 2025: Sen. Hoeven on tariffs, budget reconciliation

President Trump unveiled a massive tariff plan this week adding a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports, plus a higher reciprocal tariff on many U.S. trading partners. We asked Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., how the tariffs will affect producers and how farm bill elements may be incorporated into budget reconciliation.

Then, the American Soybean Association's Virginia Houston and Joe Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute discuss which producers could be hurt the most by the tariffs and how farmers' cost of production will increase.

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