The United States Department of Agriculture is set to cut more than $1 billion of its funding towards programs like local food purchase assistance cooperate agr

By WisPolitics.com Wisconsin ag groups say they’re looking for alternative funding options after the Trump administration cut more than $1 billion for

Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. The Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS) program, which allocates approximately $660 million for ...

The food was funded by the Commodities Credit Corporation, which is currently paused due to a federal review, Second Harvest said.

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 ...

The executive director of a food bank serving Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna and Wyoming countie is concerned about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to end two programs that allow

Senate Democrats called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore funding to local food banks and schools, after it canceled $1 billion in food purchase programs throughout the

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week it was cutting two programs that provide a total of $1 billion in funding nationwide to address food insecurity.

These reductions impact 40 states that rely on the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. Alabama is among the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has canceled approximately $1 billion in food purchasing from local farmers for schools and food banks. Around $660 million that would go towards schools ...

The building rented by the Macomb Food Co-op is up for sale. That left the organization with a decision to make: close the store, rent a different building, or buy the building. Co-op Board Chair Margaret Ovitt said they don’t want to close, and renting would involve moving and renovating a new space.