WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has nixed more than $1 billion in funding for local food banks and schools ...

The School Nutrition Association, which represents cafeteria workers and directors nationwide, said in a press release that ...

Florida school partners were slated to receive an estimated $42,583,882 in 2025 from the LFS program. Meanwhile, the state ...

USDA cuts more than $1B to programs that help food banks and schools buy fresh foods from local farmers and ranchers across ...

The $660 million Local Food For Schools program, which was started under President Joe Biden, was canceled for 2025.

The grant was used to help disadvantaged farmers get up and running while providing foods to vulnerable populations.

The USDA is ending two COVID-era programs that help schools and food banks expand healthy eating options and purchase food ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cut more than $1 billion in federal programs that gave schools and food banks funding ...

Iowa farmers and institutions lost an estimated $11.3 million in federal funding to support the purchase of locally raised ...

The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.

The ending of these programs will suspend more than $1 billion in federal spending. The news has some local nonprofits speaking out about possible impacts, especially to schools, farmers, and ...