More Money for LFS! USDA Invests $1.7 Billion to Support Farmers, Deliver Nutrition Assistance, and Bolster Rural Economies

Raevyn

This is HUGE news y'all. With funding made available from the CCC, USDA is providing:

$1.2 billion to support local food purchases with schools, childcare facilities, food banks, and other institutions; and
$500 million to purchase domestic commodities for emergency food providers.

https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2024/10/01/usda-invests-17-billion-support-farmers-deliver-nutrition#:~:text=WASHINGTON, October 1, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture

We're all patiently waiting to learn more about the role out of these funds but in the meantime, I wanted to create this thread for celebrations, comments, questions, etc.