The Farmlink Project
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Oct 15, 2026
Deanna KovarSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
and support those in need.
Deanna KovarSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I think what's also unique about this grant is the link with FarmLink, which is looking for ways to help bring more fresh produce, proteins, and dairy products through the food bank network.
Deanna KovarSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
These aren't easy things to secure.
Deanna KovarSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They're not easy things to logistically move around.
Erin AndersonCORRESPONDENT
Deanna, something so central that you just kept mentioning were the farmer connection.
Erin AndersonCORRESPONDENT
It's about connecting farmers to food banks.
Erin AndersonCORRESPONDENT
Why are they so vital to continuing to advance this partnership with both Feeding America and the FarmLink project?
Deanna KovarSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Yeah, it takes a whole village.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Deanna Kovar, president of John Deere's Worldwide Agriculture and Turf Division, said at an October 13th press conference that the foundation funding will grow the three food banks' network of farmers to nearly 120 from 20.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
The John Deere Foundation will also tackle food waste by donating $1.5 million over the next three years to the Farm Link Project, a U.S. nonprofit that connects surplus food suppliers and farmers with food banks and charitable organizations.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Over the three years, the partnership is expected to save 6.4 million pounds of fresh produce and supply 5.3 million meals to food-insecure communities nationwide.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
Too much of America's fresh food will still never leave the farm, Elisa Blank, CEO of Farm Bank Project, stated in the release.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
With this grant from John Deere, the Farm Link Project can continue building a more resilient supply chain that keeps good food in circulation, supports farmers when markets fail, and ensures millions of pounds of fresh produce reach people instead of landfills.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
You're listening to a reading of articles from USA Today for Thursday, October 15, 2026, on the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service.
Jim DuffyNARRATOR
We'll return for more readings after this short break.
Jeff AllenHOST
Their strategy includes seventeen million dollars over three years for Feeding America, quote, "To improve food sourcing and regional distribution nationwide, including more than thirteen million dollars for efforts in Iowa, expected to connect more than a hundred farmers with three food banks serving ninety-three counties.
Jeff AllenHOST
Another one and a half million dollars over three years will support the FarmLink project that to recover surplus produce from US farms, a partnership Deere says is projected to rescue six point four million pounds of fresh produce and provide the equivalent of five point three million meals.
Jeff AllenHOST
Deere also plans to provide volunteer opportunities during paid working hours with about twenty-two thousand employees expected to help pack one point eight million meals from twenty twenty-six to twenty twenty-nine.
Jeff AllenHOST
America grows a lot of good food, and farmers know their communities.
Rob HarterHOST
And they work throughout the United States, and now they're starting to work and do some international work.
Rob HarterHOST
So anyway, it's just a fascinating story of passion that turned to a really good plan that turned into a sustainable project, and that's what the Farmlink Project is all about.
Rob HarterHOST
And I've got Aidan Reilly.
Rob HarterHOST
He's the co-founder of the Farmlink Project.
Rob HarterHOST
I'll put some information in the show notes so you can go there and, you know, check all the links out, and they've got a documentary that was, uh, filmed at, like, Sundance and some other places.
Rob HarterHOST
So some really interesting information, and again, the way they went about it and how they continue to sustain their work is super impressive.
Rob HarterHOST
Well, welcome back to the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast.
Rob HarterHOST
So glad you're here.