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USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Alabama food banks, local farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced over $1 billion in federal spending cuts to programs that assist food banks and schools in purchasing fresh produce from local, underserved farmers and ...
Iowa Public Radio

USDA ended its local food programs. A look at how farmers, schools and food banks are coping

Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...
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USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks

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 ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed more than $1 billion in funds to assist schools and food banks. States were notified of the cuts which could impact free and reduced lunch programs at ...
Next City

Food Procurement Policies Can Promote Healthier, More Resilient Cities

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The food offered in city facilities tends to be unhealthy — ...
American Farm Bureau Federation

U.S.-Grown First: Strengthening Federal Food Purchasing

Farmers and ranchers face rising costs, weak prices and uneven global competition that threaten their livelihoods. At the same time, policy decisions in Washington can increase market access, spur ...
WESA

PPS is purchasing healthier, more sustainable food. Federal cuts could limit that progress.

PPS food services director Malik Hamilton and the Center for Good Food Purchasing's Jon Polley shared the result of a new baseline assessment Wednesday. Pittsburgh Public Schools is well on its way to ...
KWCH

Kansas Food Bank reacts to USDA canceling $1B in local food purchasing

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The United States Department of Agriculture cut two programs that provide money for schools and food banks to buy food from local farmers: The Local Food for Schools cooperative ...
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CT loses millions intended for local food purchasing, as federal funding cuts continue

FILE: Volunteers load the cars and push the drivers through the line at Foodshare that has been distributing food at Rentschler Field in East Hartford since the start of the pandemic. This site alone ...
The Daily Mining Gazette

Good Food for Michigan

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) today announced the Good Food for Michigan ...
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USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Mississippi food banks, local farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than $1 billion in cuts to programs that help food banks and schools buy fresh foods from local, underserved farmers and ranchers across the nation.