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Field to Family kicks off its Online Market season the week of Earth Day. Pictured: Online Market food drive in September 2023, hosted by CommUnity Crisis Services.

USDA pulls back millions in promised local food investments

Iowa’s local food network is facing an uncertain future after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that anticipated funding for key farm-to-school and food assistance programs will not be coming. The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service had committed more than $2…