Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image by Pix by Painter, Shutterstock I live in a rural Kansas community, where many of the residents either commute to larger ...

Public funding came later, but it did finally come. Today, USDA's Know Your Farmer Know Your Food campaign oversees the department's myriad programs that support local food efforts. And this year, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (USDA) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded more than $26.8 million to grant projects through the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP). The program helps local ...

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“This project was developed after meeting with farmers and producers in Mason County and learning how the EDC can support their work … This funding allows us to build the capacity we need to better ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently selected a group of local nonprofits to receive $355,843 through the Local Food Promotion Program of the Agricultural Marketing Service, to support the ...

A USDA program to support local food systems was terminated due to budget cuts. The Heartland Regional Food Business Center helped small and midsized farms with market access and technical assistance.