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 ...

As Sharing Excess' expansion efforts run up against challenges, the founder says the heart of the organization remains in ...

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 lawsuit in federal court, announced by Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, comes three months after the USDA advised states that it was ending the pandemic-era assistance program because it no ...

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, ...