Senate Democrats call for USDA funding for local food banks, schools to be restored
Senate Democrats called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore funding to local food banks and schools, ...
King, Pingree demand answers on why USDA cut local food programs
In a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, King, I-Maine, and 30 senators charge that cutting $1 billion to the Local Food ...
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USDA cuts funding that paid for fresh, local food for schools and food banks
A program that allowed schools and food banks to purchase fresh, local ingredients was slashed by the Trump administration.
USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.
USDA urged to restore $1B in cancelled funding for food banks, school meals
On Monday, a group of 31 senators, including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), penned a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins ...
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School officials respond to federal cuts on locally grown food programs
State data shows that over the last three years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has put about $4 million into state ...
CT schools, food banks lose federal money to buy from local farms
The Trump administration said it won't fund the two programs that allowed schools and food banks to supply healthier food to ...
USDA cuts $1B in local food purchasing funds. How Florida will be affected
Florida school partners were slated to receive an estimated $42,583,882 in 2025 from the LFS program. Meanwhile, the state ...
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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 ...