Food banks and farms in Pennsylvania are set to lose millions in funding after the Department of Agriculture ended a program.

Across the nation, farmers are plowing through a field of economic uncertainty as they wait for the federal government to fulfill legal and active contracts for grants. According to a USDA award amount document, 200 producers in Texas benefited from the more than $72 million awarded to the Texas Department of Agriculture.

Food Bank says it remains at crisis levels while funding is unstable and will adjust food distribution operations to a four-day schedule,

El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank will reduce food distribution from five days a week to four days, operating Tuesday to Friday, the organization announced Monday. The food bank also plans to adjust distributions with pantry partners depending on available resources.

The Regional Farm to Food Bank program, created under the 2021 American Rescue ... which depends on ranching families like us to stay in operation. Perhaps most concerning, it makes it even harder to bring the next generation back to the ranch.”

The USDA canceled $500 million in food deliveries nationwide, leaving Oregon and southwest Washington food banks bracing for the impact.