Federal funding cuts have thrown local food systems in Wisconsin — and across the US — into chaos. This month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is terminating 2025 funding for two ...

The Agriculture Department has eliminated two major programs that provided schools and food banks with funding to purchase food directly from local farms and ranchers, abruptly halting more than $ ...

Jennifer Gilkerson never imagined that her West Virginia farm’s freeze-dried fruits would get caught up in political fights in Washington, D.C.

USDA Cuts Over $1 Billion in Funding for Schools, Local Food Purchases By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to ...

The Department of Agriculture has cut over $1 billion in funding aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local farmers, according to a news report and a school nutrition nonprofit.

Kate Nalepinski is a Newsweek journalist based in New York City. Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. The Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program ...

NOW. AND NEW AT TEN. A CENTRAL IOWA FARMER SAYS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S RECENT DECISION TO CUT $11 MILLION FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD PROGRAMS IN OUR STATE IS PROBLEMATIC. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT ...

FOOD BANK FOR THE HEARTLAND SAYS A NEW FEDERAL CUT WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO FEED THOSE IN NEED. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M QUANECIA FRASER. I’M BILL SHERMAN. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS ...

The USDA is cutting over $1 billion in funds going to grant programs that helped local food banks and schools get fresh food. The cuts will impact 450 Indiana schools who were receiving fresh ...

March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to help schools and food banks buy food from local farms and ranches, the ...