U.S. Department of Agriculture

Those attending the rally, organized by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association and other groups, said the funding cuts, contract suspensions and other changes are especially challenging for small farms.

The programs provided $1.3 million to state, tribal, and territorial governments to purchase locally grown food and distribute it to food banks, schools, and child care centers.

At the same time, close to 40% of the state's farmers are 65 or older.

The five-year pilot project will demonstrate how improved methods of growing and cutting trees works across 70,000 acres, with a goal of eventually expanding to millions of acres.

The goal of the program is to remove more carbon from the atmosphere by growing more and better quality wood, verifying the results and building markets for climate-friendly wood products.

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