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4 states aim to prevent food stamps recipients from using program to buy candy, soda
Four states have said they will try to eliminate sugary products from food stamps programs, which may affect recipients of ...
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Deadline set for enrollment in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs
Farm owners can only enroll in these programs if they have a share interest in the commodity. Producers are eligible to enroll farms with base acres for the following commodities: barley ...
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Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Commodity Safety Net Programs
Agricultural producers have until April 15, 2025, to enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year. These USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) ...
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Iowa farmers can apply to receive economic relief through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program
The American Relief Act of 2025 provided a $31 billion disaster aid package for farmers across the country and applications are open for farmers to get access to this support. Teodora Mitov ...
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Producers have until April 15 to enroll in USDA’s key commodity safety net programs
Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15, 2025 to revise elections and ...
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USDA launches Emergency Commodity Assistance Program to aid farmers
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the rollout of the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP), a measure approved by Congress in December to ...
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Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP): What you Need to Know
The Emergency Commodity Assistance Program is a one-time payment to farmers administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Congress laid out the formula for ECAP in the American Relief Act of 2025, ...
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Federal cuts hurt food security programs in several Alaska Native villages
Another terminated USDA grant is the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program. It’s meant to provide money to schools and food banks to buy produce from local farmers and fishermen, said Cayley El ...
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‘Unconscionable’: N.H. lawmakers move to cut food assistance for pregnant, nursing women
Edwards had also proposed eliminating another food assistance program to incentivize people on SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, to purchase fresh, healthy food at farmers ...
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USDA suspends food bank funding source, cites 'unsustainable' expectations
that provides food assistance as part of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). (USDA Photo: Preston Keres) USDA has suspended at least $ ...
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USDA cancels funding for popular locally grown food programs in Nevada
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has axed two programs that gave Nevada schools and food banks more than $6 million in funds to buy food from local farms and ranchers in the state last year. Funds ...