USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers
The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.
USDA’s $1B in cuts leaves farmers and schools bracing for impact
The eliminated programs helped schools and food banks buy fresh food from local farmers and ranchers.
USDA ends $1 billion for schools, food banks to buy food from local suppliers
Schools and local food banks will lose about $1.1 billion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the purchase of food from local farms, ranchers and producers.
USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Mississippi food banks, local farmers
USDA cuts more than $1B to programs that help food banks and schools buy fresh foods from local farmers and ranchers across the U.S. What we know
USDA cuts funding for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and ranchers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has slashed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to purchase food from local farmers and ranchers, according to reports.
USDA program cut impacts local food banks, local farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture suspended a program that partners local food banks with local farmers used by farmers and food banks across southwest Ohio.
USDA cuts $26.3 million grant for Illinois schools, child care centers to purchase food from local farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture terminated a $26 million grant meant to help Illinois schools and child care centers purchase food from local farmers.
USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Alabama food banks, local farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced over $1 billion in federal spending cuts to programs that assist food banks and schools in purchasing fresh produce from local, underserved farmers and ranchers across the country.
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