USDA cuts $10.6 million from Kansas for local produce at schools and food banks
President Donald Trump's administration cut USDA funding to Kansas to help schools get local meats and food banks get fresh fruits and vegetables.
Trump Admin. Cuts Program That Brought Local Food to School Cafeterias
The $660 million Local Food For Schools program, which was started under President Joe Biden, was canceled for 2025.
New England schools and food programs take ‘devastating’ hit after USDA funding cuts
The more than $1 billion in federal funding helped schools, child-care programs, and food pantries in 40 states to buy produce and other items from local farmers.
USDA cutting millions of dollars that Minnesota schools, child care centers and food banks used to buy local food
Minnesota schools, child care centers and food banks will have less money to work with this year, following cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in two programs that allowed local groups to buy food directly from local farmers and producers.
USDA plans big cuts to food bank, school food programs: What to know
States were notified that the USDA had cut funding to the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, the School Nutrition Association says.
Saskatchewan signs on to National School Food Program
Saskatchewan has joined the National School Food Program, securing $15.8 million in federal funding over three years to provide nutritious meals to students across the province. The funding is in addition to Saskatchewan’s Child Nutrition Program,
US Senators to Urge USDA to Reinstate Canceled Local Food Programs
The cancellation of the local food purchasing programs is the latest blow to farmers from the Trump administration's actions to slash government spending and staff. Farmers have already seen grants frozen by USDA,
USDA cancels $1 billion in local meal funding for schools and food banks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two federal programs that provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers, part of what the agency said was a decision to "return to long-term,
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 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
Democratic senators demand answers from USDA after major cuts to food assistance programs
In California, the federal funding supported 533 small farmers — including about 100 from the San Joaquin Valley.
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How Children's Eating Could Change After $1 Billion Food Cut
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cut two programs that help schools and food banks buy food from local farms and ranches.
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How a Republican plan to cut universal free school meals could affect 12 million students
House Republicans want to scale back federal spending on universal free school meals as part of a broader reduction in social ...
Data show TPS served over 63K meals last month
Child nutrition data presented to the Public Schools Board of Education indicate 63,103 meals were plated up on 15 serving days in February. Some of the school days were missed due to bad weather, ...
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Province signs on to National School food Program, adding over $15 million in funding
The provincial and federal government have signed a new, three-year agreement under the National School Food Program that ...