The federal government is ending two programs that enabled food banks and schools to purchase fresh food from local farms.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the cuts were a decision to “return to long-term, fiscally responsible initiatives.”Feeding America West Michigan will lose about 500,000 pounds of food, close to 400,

Democrats in the U.S. Senate will ask the Department of Agriculture to reverse the cancellation of programs that have funneled more than $2 billion for local food purchases to schools and food banks,

Two Long Island food banks said they previously got $2.6 million in the USDA funding, while a state education official said New York schools had been slated to receive another $27.7 million.

Rhode Island farmers, schools, and food pantries are preparing to feel the effects of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) decision to cut two federal programs that provided them with more than $1 billion in funding.

Minnesota schools and food banks will have a lot less money to work with after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced cuts to two programs that allowed them to buy food directly from local farmers and producers.

Launched in 2023, the Farms Together Program was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and distributed throughout the state by the California Association of Family Farmers, the California Association of Food Banks and Fresh Approach.