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Connecticut agriculture leaders press USDA for disaster-recovery grant as state trims farm programs
Summary
Department of Agriculture officials told lawmakers they are pressing USDA for a portion of a multistate federal farm-recovery grant while the governor's budget proposes cuts to newer farm-to-school and voucher programs.
The commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Agriculture told a state appropriation subcommittee that the department is seeking an award from a $220 million federal farm recovery pool created in the recent continuing resolution, and that the state will apply for funds to help Connecticut farmers recover from weather-related losses.
Why it matters: The federal pool covers multiple states and sectors; if the state receives funding it could provide direct relief for growers hit by floods, late freezes and other losses. At the same time, the governor's budget proposes cuts to two state farm-support programs that lawmakers and advocates have highlighted: the Connecticut Grown for Connecticut Kids farm-to-school program and the state supplemental vouchers…
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