North Carolina has participated in the program since 2022. Cuts are expected to be finalized in early May. What to know.

Cuts to USDA funding will end programs that put fresh produce in school lunchrooms and in food banks, forcing farmers to change plans abruptly.

Local free food distribution organizers and farmers are struggling to fill in the gaps amid federal funding cuts.

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Local food banks are feeling the pinch — and may offer less local produce — amid federal funding cuts to a program connecting ...

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Farmers and food pantries in Wisconsin are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to restore local food assistance ...

Wisconsin received notice last Friday that the USDA is abruptly terminating the 2025 Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA) mid-implementation, which will cause lasting harm to nearly 300 local ...

The Trump administration said it won't fund the two programs that allowed schools and food banks to supply healthier food to ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is cutting over $1 billion in funding for programs that help schools and food banks buy food from local farmers and ranchers. The cuts affect the Local ...