Center for Regional Food Systems Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center

• Trump administration cuts impact NWI food organizations

  Published on August 4, 2025 by Chicago Tribune
  

• Great Lakes farmers, food businesses lose access to millions amid USDA cuts

  Published on August 1, 2025 by MLive Michigan
  

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  USDA closes Regional Food Business Center Program, halting funding and support for Great Lakes Midwest Farmers

  Published on July 31, 2025
  The Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center formed to offer coordination, technical assistance, and capacity building opportunities for farmers, producers, and other food business owners in support of a more resilient and competitive food system.

• USDA Regional Food Business Centers terminated

  Published on July 24, 2025 by Brownfield
  

• USDA Cancels More Support for Regional Food Systems

  Published on July 15, 2025 by Civil Eats
  

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  Boost your farm or food business: Online grant writing course now available

  Published on January 24, 2025
  This free course is self-paced and available online to provide food and farm business owners with a better understanding of the grant writing process.

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  Announcing Two Open Positions with the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center

  Published on November 4, 2024
  To support the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center, CRFS will hire 2 new positions in fall 2024. These positions will build capacity to connect available resources to farmers, producers, and other food business owners throughout the region.

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  Announcing Opportunities with the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center

  Published on January 30, 2024
  To support the Great Lakes Midwest Regional Food Business Center, CRFS will hire 5 new positions in 2024. These positions will build capacity to connect available resources to farmers, producers, and other food business owners throughout the region.

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  USDA Under Secretary, Stabenow Announce New Food Business Center

  Published on May 23, 2023