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At the same time, Republicans in Congress cut over $1 billion from programs that helped schools and food banks buy food directly from local farmers, strengthening local agriculture while feeding children and families.
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The result is exactly what farmers feared: fewer buyers, less stability, and more farms disappearing. This didn’t have to happen. farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2026/02/numb...
farmpolicynews.illinois.eduNumber of U.S. Farms Shrank by 15,000 in 2025 - Farm Policy NewsThe number of U.S. farms shrank by 15,000 in 2025, bringing the total to 1.865 million, USDA said (last week) in its Land in Farms report. This continues a long-lasting trend of declining farm numbers...