Farmers markets are in full swing this summer, bringing fresh food to communities. These markets, along with food hubs and other local food businesses, play an important role in rural economies.

Since 2013, the Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program has awarded $100 million for a total of 1,275 projects. The USDA will award up to $18 million through a program that connects schools with ...

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced last week that it will cut the Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) program, which provides grants to small and medium-sized local farm and food ...

Programming note: Civil Eats will be on vacation the week of August 4; our publishing schedule will probably be much slower for this week, and we will catch up on the news starting on August 11.

In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food ...

Recipients of SNAP benefits, or food stamps, won't get payments on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown. Here's where to look ...

Local food organizations such as the Food Bank of NWI and the NWI Food Council have expressed concern about federal funding cuts by the USDA impacting food distribution within the Region. The USDA ...

URBANA -- Through the effort of Extension programs across the country, a series of farmers market and local food grant-writing workshops have been scheduled for three locations in Illinois during the ...