Wisconsin Farmers Union: Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance excluded from Joint Finance Committee’s Budget recommendation

Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) is deeply disappointed following the Joint Finance Committee’s (JFC) late night decision on Friday to exclude the Wisconsin Local Food Purchase Assistance (WI LFPA) program from consideration in the 2025-2027 biennial Wisconsin state budget. “The removal of WI LFPA from the final motion in review of DATCP’s Agricultural Assistance budget last Friday is a missed opport...