Tag: federal funding
Shutdown closes local USDA offices
The government shutdown on Oct. 1 closed federal offices across the country, but it’s also impacted at least one county agency that works directly with farmers.
After uncertainty, USDA ends Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities
USDA ended its Climate-Smart Commodities program, replacing it with a new initiative requiring 65% direct funding to farmers amid confusion and criticism.
Farmers, food banks reel as federal funding disappears
Farmers and food banks brace for the end of a key USDA program that linked local agriculture with hunger relief across the country.
Medicaid cuts could potentially hit rural America hard
Alan Guebert explores the ways that Medcaid cuts could impact rural Americans.
Cold shoulder: With funding frozen, ag conservation projects hang in balance
USDA funding freeze leaves farmers without promised reimbursements, risking conservation projects. A partial thaw offers hope, but uncertainty remains.
Pa. Gov. Shapiro sues Trump administration over federal funding freeze
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration on Feb. 13 for its nationwide freeze on federal funds, calling it "unconstitutional."
