Rep. Rosa DeLauro pressed USDA Sec. Brooke Rollins about the status of the $53 million for CT. The disaster relief grant was created in 2024.
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CT gets $53M in farm disaster funds; applications could open in fall
CT was awarded $53 million of a federal block grant to help small and midsized farmers recoup weather-related losses from 2023 and 2024.
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With federal funding in flux, a CT farmer went back to Washington
The last time William Dellacamera went to Washington, D.C., he drove his tractor. This time, he took a train — but his message was the same.
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CT farmers face federal funding uncertainty just in time for spring start-up
The uncertainty over federal farm funding, as well as layoffs at the USDA, come as farmers are in their heaviest spending time of the year.
