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Cornell Cooperative Extension warns federal cuts could gut local SNAP‑Ed and research supports
Summary
Cornell Cooperative Extension director Melanie Forsstrom told the Ulster County committee that proposed federal budget cuts could eliminate the county’s SNAP‑Ed funding and sharply reduce research support, and she announced an elected‑officials ag tour scheduled for July 8 (rain date July 9).
Cornell Cooperative Extension director Melanie Forsstrom told the Ulster County Economic Development, Planning, Education, Employment, Arts & Agriculture Committee on June 3 that proposed cuts in the president’s budget could eliminate local SNAP‑Ed funding and deeply reduce federal support for Cooperative Extension research.
Forsstrom said that as the budget stands “our SNAP Ed budget has is eliminated at this point as it stands here in Ulster County that would affect 1 employee who does deliver programming to, low income individuals to help them eat healthy on a budget, serves thousands of people every year.” She added the county had also “received…
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