USDA has suspended $500 million in food bank funding.
The Department says the previous Administration created unsustainable expectations for the Emergency Food Assistance program, pointing to spending authority under the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Senate Democrats are pushing back on the move, saying it would have a “significant and damaging impact,” according to AgriPulse.
Story via Rebekah Alvey with AgriPulse
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Assistance for losses due to flooding and wildfire on non-federally managed land
Both Congressional Ag Committees took up the bill over the summer, but there’s no word on when the Senate could move forward; it does expire on September 30.
The $221 million will help farmers and ranchers cover losses from Hurricane Helene that USDA programs didn’t cover. They’ll focus on infrastructure, markets, timber, and future economic losses.
