The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than $1 billion in cuts to programs that help food banks and schools buy fresh foods from local, underserved farmers and ranchers across the nation.

Local food banks are feeling the pinch — and may be forced to offer less fresh produce — amid funding cuts to a federal program connecting them and some school districts with local farmers and ...

The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending. Roughly $660 ...

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed more than $1 billion in funds to assist schools and food banks. States were notified of the cuts which could impact free and reduced lunch programs at ...

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PPS food services director Malik Hamilton and the Center for Good Food Purchasing's Jon Polley shared the result of a new baseline assessment Wednesday. Pittsburgh Public Schools is well on its way to ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The United States Department of Agriculture cut two programs that provide money for schools and food banks to buy food from local farmers: The Local Food for Schools cooperative ...

Farmers and ranchers face rising costs, weak prices and uneven global competition that threaten their livelihoods. At the same time, policy decisions in Washington can increase market access, spur ...

FILE: Volunteers load the cars and push the drivers through the line at Foodshare that has been distributing food at Rentschler Field in East Hartford since the start of the pandemic. This site alone ...