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The USDA announced in March it would end the Local Food Purchase Agreement Program, which gives food banks money to purchase food directly from local farmers.
Pennsylvnaia's Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program lost $13 million federal funding, which impacts nearly 200 farms, 14 ...
Editor's note: This story was updated at 4:15 p.m. to note that the USDA declined to comment and include more information about the food program. HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit ...
George Maysik, executive director of Share Food Program in Philadelphia, said the food bank serves more than 500,000 people ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its decision to cut a COVID-19 pandemic-era assistance program. The Trump administration ended the $13 million Local Food ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its decision to stop funding a food assistance program. The Local Food Purchasing Assistance ...
The federal cuts were announced months ago, but farmers and food banks are now seeing the impacts of missed deliveries and ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro called on leaders across the country to speak and act with moral clarity in the wake of what is being ...
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced Pennsylvania's investing $224K in agriculture grants to boost wine exports, ...
State Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding always enjoys visiting Blair County. “This is an amazing place, an extraordinary place. I appreciate counties who have a clear appreciation for agriculture, ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro in early June sued the United States Department of Agriculture for getting rid of the $13 million Local Food Purchasing Assistance Program. In a statement confirming the lawsuit ...