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USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing

USDA Cuts Over $1 Billion in Funding for Schools, Local Food Purchases

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, according to a school group and a Politico report on Monday.

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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.

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USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks

Roughly $660 million that schools and child care facilities were counting on to purchase food from nearby farms through the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program in

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From farm to table, immigrant workers keep America fed, but Trump-era policies helped create a labor shortfall that is causing food prices to rise

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Graphic: Track grocery price trends

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