Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, visits the Littleton Food Co-op

U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (left) is seen visiting the Littleton Food Co-op on March 19 to learn more about the effects of possible federal cuts in programs local food producers and food bank organizers rely on in northern New Hampshire and Vermont. With Shaheen (from left) are Chuck Henderson and Ed King. (LISA D. CONNELL PHOTO)

LITTLETON — The mission of farmers and agencies such as the New Hampshire Food Bank is to feed people. It’s a straightforward approach to agriculture and one that is being complicated by rapid federal government changes that involve funding for this mission.

All of it boils down “to uncertainty for the people you serve,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) on a March 19 visit to the Littleton Food Coop.

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