USDA Shuts Down Regional Food Business Centers Created Under Biden Administration

USDA Shuts Down Regional Food Business Centers Created Under Biden Administration

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday announced USDA would terminate the Regional Food Business Centers created under the Biden administration. USDA said the Biden administration created programs without a way to fund them, though the funding for the programs came out of the American Rescue Plan.

US farm agency ends program to support small businesses

WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it would cut funding for a national network of centers that have supported thousands of small- and mid-sized farm and food businesses. The cuts are another hit to farmers from President Donald Trump's effort to shrink the size and cost of the federal government. The administration has previously canceled programs for local foods and food banks and climate-friendly…

USDA announces plan to end Regional Food Business Center funding – Newstalk KZRG

Heartland Center Round 1 Business Builder grant projects to proceed on shorter timeline  The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service yesterday announced its intent to terminate a national program to support the development of small farms, local food businesses, and regional food supply chains. The announcement allows for the 5-state Heartland Regional Food Business Center to continue normal operations until September 15, 2025, and prepare a plan for…

USDA to vacate Fairbanks office; services move to remote and appointment

The USDA will leave its Fairbanks Service Center on July 28. Services will shift to remote and appointment-based support while officials seek a new office location in the area.

USDA ends Regional Food Business Center program

(Washington, D.C., July 15, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the termination of the Regional Food Business Centers (RFBC) program. This pandemic-era, Biden program was created using one-time, temporary funding from Congress. The Department is terminating this program that should not have been established in this manner in the first place, but are doing so in a way to honor commitments made to farmers. “The …

‘Farming in the dark’: Brooke Rollins’ leadership, DOGE’s grip and the cost to American agriculture - Investigate Midwest

Brooke Rollins believes she is waging a new American Revolution, leading a crusade against Biblical darkness and guiding U.S. agriculture into a “golden age.” In her first six months as the nation’s top agriculture official, Rollins has reshaped the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s focus — “more farmer, less climate,” she summarized. Her leadership will make farmers more prosperous than ever before, she proclaimed. “This is making America and Am…