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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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Second Harvest Food Bank facing ‘critical’ shortage as USDA cuts programs

ELMWOOD, La. (WVUE) - Second Harvest Food Bank is the largest of its kind in Southeast Louisiana, distributing more than 38 million meals throughout this region last year alone. But this year, the ...
Badger Herald

USDA cuts pandemic-era food programs, puts strain on small Wisconsin farms

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a letter March 7 that it will eliminate 2025 funding for the Local Food Purchase Assistance and Local Food for Schools programs. Recipients of this letter ...
The Columbian

USDA set to cut $1B for food programs. WA food banks are worried

It’s been a tough couple of years for local food banks and the people they serve. The COVID-19 pandemic led hundreds of thousands more Washingtonians to visit food banks and pantries to feed ...
The Grio

For Black farmers like David Haugton, USDA cuts threaten small farmers and local food programs amid policy shifts

In March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made a pivotal decision to terminate the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Cooperative Agreement Program, a move that has sent ripples across ...