{"id":77669,"date":"2025-02-25T14:43:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T19:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/?page_id=77669"},"modified":"2025-09-10T08:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T12:51:42","slug":"federal-funding-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/federal-funding-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Funding Response"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"77669\" class=\"elementor elementor-77669\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d5d9d7b elementor-section-height-min-height masthead elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7d5d9d7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46cb48b\" data-id=\"46cb48b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-73517243 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73517243\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-403042bb\" data-id=\"403042bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d151ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d151ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Funding Response<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e99ef90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e99ef90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caee477\" data-id=\"caee477\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b8d8eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b8d8eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d96b1ba\" data-id=\"d96b1ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edbe178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"edbe178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/newpfastemplate-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-77287\" alt=\"Federal funding turmoil hurts farmers and everyday Americans.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/newpfastemplate-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/newpfastemplate-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/newpfastemplate-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/newpfastemplate-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/newpfastemplate-700x700.png 700w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/newpfastemplate-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/newpfastemplate-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/newpfastemplate.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ebcd02\" data-id=\"8ebcd02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b62b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24b62b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recent federal funding turmoil has created uncertainty for farmers, community members, MOFGA staff, and our partners. We\u2019ve been navigating federal funding freezes and the uncertainty of the legality of executive orders that are having sweeping impacts.<\/p><p>MOFGA receives funding through 14 federal programs. In 2025, we have about $1 million in our budget that should come from these federal programs. Most of these funds are multi-year grants, and many of them include pass-through funds that go directly to farmers to help them sustain their businesses. There will be ongoing impacts for our farmers if these programs are no longer available.<\/p><p>MOFGA staff and board members have been working diligently to carry on the day-to-day operations of MOFGA while also making contingency plans and advocating for these United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs that are critical to the future of food and agriculture in the United States.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9e0993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9e0993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The uncertainty and the barrage of information and actions that are coming our way are meant to overwhelm us, take up our energy and resources, and pull us away from our mission-oriented work. We will not let that happen. We are not alone in our work, and we will come together with our community members, our partner organizations, and allies to protect and strengthen the critical tasks necessary to create an organic future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f691f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4f691f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Policy Update<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65a390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b65a390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/LnPqoOuJ8os&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b397f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"00b397f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07ab7b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07ab7b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-462be9c\" data-id=\"462be9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e61ca49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e61ca49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact Your Lawmakers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4978dd4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4978dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/executive-orders-spark-turmoil-in-federal-funding?vcrmeid=8KHF5HQcBEGvErBFOGhg&#038;vcrmiid=JsloEyQL2UGAa5b3yl41jw&#038;vcrmeid=fMSrSFukG0dCJV4BpXSJw&#038;vcrmiid=IbuD-Gd5AE60baQkdxCkAQ&#038;segment=PN2025\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Take Action<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83a1ffb\" data-id=\"83a1ffb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04d0eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04d0eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listen to Farmers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136e212 elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"136e212\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PHm7HG8FqfA&#038;t=1145s\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Press Conference<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32eb00f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32eb00f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb2814e\" data-id=\"bb2814e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e24bcab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e24bcab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We encourage MOFGA farmers and community members to contact members of Congress and urge them to do everything they can to protect the federal grants and loans that are so important strengthening a Maine agriculture that is healthy and accessible for all of us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ba7723\" data-id=\"0ba7723\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef387b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef387b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MOFGA held a press conference in South Portland, Maine, to hear from Maine farmers who are among those directly impacted by the federal funding freeze of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) payments.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f8e39f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f8e39f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a122a0\" data-id=\"7a122a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abddf6 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3abddf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODIzIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/FFF-r308k6glbzk5ev0xsaqatn3dzvptz6odcbba48c3ue.jpg\" title=\"Farthest Field Farm\" alt=\"A person sitting on a front porch stoop as someone stands in the doorway behind them\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODIzIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">Alyssa Adkins<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Farthest Field Farm, Freeport, Maine<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c4da90\" data-id=\"7c4da90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e34791 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6e34791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODQwIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/51537006981_858345e039_c-r307dhmgxv4c4f1a2cfa2wwqqw4pe278h0oegtmsfq.jpg\" title=\"Seven Moon Farm\" alt=\"A farmer smiling in the field holding a crate of vegetables\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODQwIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">Rachel Chapman<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Seven Moon Farm, Freedom, Maine\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0a29de\" data-id=\"e0a29de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-158c34a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"158c34a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODMxIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/milkhouse-r3072vzzv4lx6qflyrgqyl7lkgdoky47ojt9mhcmly.jpeg\" title=\"milkhouse\" alt=\"milkhouse\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODMxIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">Caitlin Frame<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The Milkhouse Farm &amp; Creamery, Monmouth, Maine<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f691c92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f691c92\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b687bdd\" data-id=\"b687bdd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317e32a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"317e32a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODUxIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Grace-Pond-Farm-r307fyx4z4ikrdfkkx0u5sdj6hwkpb1qhanj23ye0m.jpg\" title=\"Grace Pond Farm\" alt=\"Two people smiling in front of a red barn door\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODUxIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">Rhiannon Hampson<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Grace Pond Farm, Thomaston, Maine\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c30e94c\" data-id=\"c30e94c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83837ea elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"83837ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODU3IiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Goranson-Farm-p18zlgcv32gc0vzdqzka4nuuqzxql9e5k7hkizx2ly.png\" title=\"Goranson Farm\" alt=\"Goranson Farm\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODU3IiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">Carl Johanson<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Goranson Farm, Dresden, Maine<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eff82e9\" data-id=\"eff82e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3ab72 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6c3ab72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODY0IiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/seth-kroeck-qg68xft69fw7n2vt7k1gokg1tjm1hlis13n213eb1y.jpg\" title=\"Crystal Spring Farm &#8211; 14\" alt=\"Crystal Spring Farm 14\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODY0IiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">Seth Kroeck<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Crystal Spring Farm, Brunswick, Maine<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c08945 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c08945\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-747cedf\" data-id=\"747cedf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849b26c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"849b26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODczIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/37041890625_257d7931b0_c-r306m0s985ioumxmggzr7ufttjikgh5m12dllqcy9i.jpg\" title=\"Farmer Kev&#8217;s Organic\" alt=\"A farmer smiles near a truck door\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODczIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">Kevin Leavitt<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Farmer Kev\u2019s, West Gardiner, Maine<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bab7613\" data-id=\"bab7613\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55bec47 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"55bec47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODgwIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/JP-2025_Avalon-Acres-Michael-Levine--r2gryydvd3ls389f0s9hmmnz39x6w15xeudza23hpy.png\" title=\"JP 2025_Avalon Acres Michael Levine\" alt=\"A farmer smiles holding a head of cauliflower\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODgwIiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">Michael Levine<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Avalon Acres, Hollis, Maine<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cfa368\" data-id=\"4cfa368\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa42d8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4aa42d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODk1IiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/YEA_2024_New-Spoke-Janelle-truck-bed-1-scaled-r307bqna7yq4ijkra379xusuy2r42c97wcyvba860m.jpeg\" title=\"YEA_2024_New Spoke Janelle truck bed\" alt=\"A farmer smiles sitting in the back of a truck bed filled with bins of vegetables\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODk1IiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">Janelle Plummer<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">New Spoke Farm, West Paris, Maine<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6df1b75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6df1b75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e44552\" data-id=\"8e44552\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f3f36 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"66f3f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODg2IiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Suncatcher-Farm-q3bdmg34m4s03al87289kfx0e0t5r0i5brcmqryira.jpg\" title=\"Suncatcher Farm\" alt=\"A farmer stands between rows of flowers holding a handful of dahlias.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dpopup%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Ijc4ODg2IiwidG9nZ2xlIjpmYWxzZX0%3D\">Krysten Powell<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Suncatcher Flower Farm, Brunswick, Maine<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f6ebbd\" data-id=\"0f6ebbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e00ea9b\" data-id=\"e00ea9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83b5f21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83b5f21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf4cdbb\" data-id=\"bf4cdbb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c019d46 elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c019d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/executive-orders-spark-turmoil-in-federal-funding?vcrmeid=8KHF5HQcBEGvErBFOGhg&#038;vcrmiid=JsloEyQL2UGAa5b3yl41jw&#038;vcrmeid=fMSrSFukG0dCJV4BpXSJw&#038;vcrmiid=IbuD-Gd5AE60baQkdxCkAQ&#038;segment=PN2025\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact your Congress Members<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Funding Response Recent federal funding turmoil has created uncertainty for farmers, community members, MOFGA staff, and our partners. We\u2019ve been navigating federal funding freezes and the uncertainty of the legality of executive orders that are having sweeping impacts. MOFGA receives funding through 14 federal programs. In 2025, we have about $1 million in our 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