USDA halts more than $1B in funding for local food banks, schools
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says it has nixed more than $1 billion in funding for local food banks and schools ...
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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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.
Federal cuts hit schools and food banks: USDA pulls $1 billion in funding to local food programes
The USDA is discontinuing two federal programmes, cutting $1 billion used by schools and food banks to procure local food.
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.
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 the U.S. What we know ...
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Federal grants put food from local farms into Mass. schools. Not anymore.
Local Food for Schools grants let Mass. schools buy food from local farms. With that money cut - $12 million - there is no ...
'Too Good To Go': Twin Cities business owners partner up with food app
Participating businesses can list any food that didn't sell during the day. Customers can then purchase it for a fraction of ...
Green calls for local feed production to boost food security
MINISTER of Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd Green is calling for increased local feed production to strengthen Jamaica’s food ...
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Trump cuts vital Illinois food programs, impacting farmers and food banks
The Trump administration's funding cuts have ended the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program and the Resilient Food Systems ...
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Federal cuts to school and food bank programs threaten access to fresh, local food
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 ...
Local surgeon brings plant-based food line for healing and disease prevention to local grocer
Dr. Lu-Jean Feng expands distribution of FengFit Foods, a line of nutrient-dense, plant-based meals to promote better healing and prevent chronic disease.