Small Farmers Defunded By MAGA?!?

This is probably prog blog progressive spin . . . But, as we've noted previously, we have a soft spot for farmer news from local publications that remind us this cowtown isn't so big after all.

Check-it:  

The Heartland Regional Food Business Center was a part of a Biden administration program aimed at increasing the resilience of local food systems following the COVID-19 pandemic. The program aimed to help small and midsized farms with things like market access and technical assistance to help them grow and maintain their businesses.

But under Trump administration budget cuts, USDA terminated the program. 

Now, its leaders are figuring out how to move forward under a new moniker — the Heartland Regional Food Business Coalition — and without the millions of dollars in federal funding once used to support their work.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

The USDA defunded a program aimed at helping small farmers