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Sue Roesler
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025

Local foods programs terminated — USDA Business Builder Award through the North Central Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) were awarded to 15 farmers across three states but only one payment was given and the current administration froze all the monies.
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MEDINA, N.D. – When Joe Deede and his wife, Melinda Kramlich-Deede, owners of Kramlich-Deede Meats in Medina, needed a mixer grinder to grow their meat processing business, he applied for a USDA Business Builder Award through the North Central Regional Food Business Center (RFBC).

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