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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: Food Service Programs Scramble And Ag Lenders Review
Description: A program called the "Local Food for Schools' started during the pandemic but is coming up short on funds today. Stephanie Hoff finds that Wisconsin schools were supposed to get $9 million this year, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled the program. REAP Food Group calls the termination a “major blow” to Wisconsin. REAP Farm to School Director Allison Pfaff Harris says the demand is there to justify continuing the federal program or implementing a new state-run initiative to help schools acquire local food without breaking the bank. The Ashwaubenon School District is an example of who will feel...