At Happy Day Farmhaus in Germantown, Lauren Padovano prides herself on growing fresh food for food banks. "Service people that might not be able to access it day to day," Padovano said. Padovano said she has been working with West Milwaukee's Hunger Task Force since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The USDA is cutting two federal programs and halting around $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local farms.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two programs, which in return will save them more than a billion dollars in spending. But it comes at a cost. The two programs gave states money that was specifically used to give schools and food banks money to buy from local farmers.