BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting back $1 billion in funding and that is hitting Kern. “The USDA bonus loads that we get through our TEFAP program have been ...

Marcos Fernandez, who has volunteered on and off for the last eight months, carries a box of food to a recipient on foot at the Verbo Food Pantry in North Fair Oaks on Oct. 16, 2024. Photo by Anna ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Gavin Newsom has appealed a U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to end funding for California's Local Food Purchase ...

In March, the US Department of Agriculture cut $500 million from the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the rising demand for food banks alongside falling funding support is becoming especially ...