New federal legislation would fund USDA cooperative agreements to purchase food from local producers. Strengthening Local Food Security Act of 2025 was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week by West Virginia Republican Jim Justice and Rhode Island Democrat Jack Reed and would fund and distribute food to hunger relief organizations and schools. Michelle Ramirez-White […]
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As the 2025 soybean crop nears maturity, farmers are looking ahead to next year and putting a crop rotation and management
A community food systems educator says pop-up farm markets at schools can help better engage students with how and where food
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A research veterinarian says the emergency use of certain animal drugs to combat New World Screwworm will require good recordkeeping and
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A Wisconsin group that helps migrant workers and American farmers will show the public what it’s like working far from your
