Tag: USDA
Neronha joins lawsuit suing USDA over new SNAP eligibility rules
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has joined a lawsuit with 21 other attorneys general to stop the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes...
Farmers in R.I., Northeast eligible for additional federal flooding assistance
PROVIDENCE – After one of the rainiest Julys on record for the region, farmers in Rhode Island and eight other Northeastern states are eligible...
Drought disaster declared in R.I.; farmers eligible for federal aid
PROVIDENCE – Federal aid is now available for Rhode Island farmers after the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared a drought disaster across the entire...
Study: USDA rule change would cut more than 11,000 R.I. families...
PROVIDENCE – More than 11,000 Rhode Islanders would lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if a Trump administration proposal to narrow eligibility requirements is...
Food bank not sure it can handle expected federal surplus
The federal government plans to spend up to $1.2 billion purchasing food produced by U.S. farmers negatively impacted by retaliatory tariffs initiated in response...
Providence wins grant to increase use of local foods in city...
PROVIDENCE - The city of Providence was awarded a $49,766 U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service Farm to School program grant Thursday...
Trump work-requirement time limit for SNAP benefits unrealistic, critics say
PROVIDENCE — President Donald Trump’s executive order Tuesday requiring stricter enforcement of a 20-hour work week for a portion of the 158,481 Rhode Islanders...
URI secures $470K in USDA funds to study medical effects of...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Researchers at the University of Rhode Island announced the receipt of $470,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding to continue their...
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