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The Assault on America's Food Security: How Cutting $360 Million in Agricultural Funding Threatens Our Nation's Resilience

The Trump administration terminated a $360 million Biden-era agricultural program supporting local food systems, cutting funding three years early and impacting initiatives across multiple states including Nevada. This devastating blow to American food security and rural development threatens the very foundations of our local food infrastructure that proved essential during the pandemic.

US Politics

The Crushing of American Dreams: How Political Budget Cuts Are Devastating Small Farmers

Makeesha Munro and Travis Jones are mushroom farmers in Missouri whose business was helped by a USDA program that was defunded under Trump administration budget cuts. It's heartbreaking to see how political decisions can devastate the livelihoods of hardworking farmers who embody the American spirit of entrepreneurship and community building.