Oregon begins issuing summer EBT benefits, providing $120 per eligible child

Oregon has begun issuing Summer EBT benefits, providing $120 per eligible child to help families buy food while school is out ...

There’s controversy over a Bible study program at Pierce Co. elementary schools

LifeWise Academy offers Bible study classes for kids during the public school day. They launched in Gig Harbor last fall.

Mamdani reveals first providers for the 2-K program ahead of Tuesday application launch

Applications can be submitted through MySchools, by calling 718-935-2009, or by visiting one of the City’s Family Welcome ...
Growing Produce

Latest on USDA Assistance: Payment Rates and More for Specialty Crop Farmers

Vital info revealed for Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers program, which will issue aid to eligible producers impacted ...
Civil Eats

The USDA’s Local Food Program Transformed Regional Food Systems. Now It’s Gone.

Under the LFPA, states and tribes could design and operate their version according to the specific needs and particularities ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

USDA Finalizes Specialty Crop Assistance Program Details

Smith: The USDA announced it has finalized the Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers Program, announced late last year. Danny ...
Agweek

Lawsuit seeks restoration of $127 million in canceled USDA farmland-access grants

Twenty-four organizations seek to restore $127 million in canceled USDA grants meant to help beginning and underserved ...
Franklin County Free Press

Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Vouchers Available June 8

Eligible Franklin County seniors can participate in the 2026 Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program beginning Monday, June 8 ...
40/29 News

Center for Arkansas Farms and Food starting new mentorship program

The Center for Arkansas Farms and Food is looking for mentors and mentees for their new Beginning Farmer Mentorship Program, ...
WBIW

USDA announces enrollment period and payment rates for specialty crop farmers

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance ...
Grist

The USDA canceled $300M in farm grants, citing fraud. Did it make up the evidence?

The agency pointed to gazebos, massages, and a $20,000 budget for pens to justify the cuts. But the groups that lost funding ...
Hoodline

Feds Roll Out $1.625 Billion Lifeline for Fruit and Veggie Growers

Specialty crop growers looking for a financial boost now have a fresh lifeline: USDA has locked in payment rates and opened enrollment for its Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers program, putting $1 ...