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During the Biden administration, local food distributors were encouraged to apply for grants funding to help build infrastructure for local farms and food. Now, the USDA is making cuts that could undermine the local food system and its suppliers...like Argus Farm Stop in Ann Arbor. WEMU's David Fair talked with co-owner Bill Brinkerhoff about immediate and longer-term impacts.

As Ann Arbor’s Food Gatherers navigates funding cuts by the United States Department of Agriculture, the organization is faced with finding alternative resources to continue to provide relief to Washtenaw County’s food insecure. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor chats with Food Gatherers President and CEO, Eileen Spring about what the organization is facing under federal defunding.

Federal budget cuts have created uncertainty at Washtenaw County's food bank. As WEMU's Ana Longoria reports, Food Gatherers in Ann Arbor is a primary resource for pantries and food assistance programs in the county.

Ann Arbor’s Food Gatherers is feeling the impact of funding cuts by the United States Department of Agriculture. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

The US Department of Agriculture released a Food Price Outlook economic report forecasting food prices to continue to increase over the next 18 months. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more on how this might impact local food pantries.

Manchester City Council has given the greenlight to the construction of Washtenaw County’s first USDA-approved slaughterhouse. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Land preservation efforts in the greater Washtenaw County area are about to expand. In 2024, The Legacy Land Conservancy received its largest-ever grant. It’s a $24.6 million infusion of money from the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program. WEMU's David Fair was joined by the Conservancy’s Susan LaCroix to discuss the impact that will have in 2025 and beyond in a New Year’s Day edition of "Issues of the Environment."

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has filled a vacancy on her cabinet to lead the department responsible for state agriculture policy. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Washtenaw County food bank is getting a significant boost in funding. We get the details from WEMU’s Taylor Pinson.

Gypsy moth caterpillars have completely stripped the leaves of trees in portions of Chelsea and caused significant defoliation in portions of Ann Arbor.…