(CNN) - The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two programs that provided money for schools and food banks to buy food from local farmers.

Iowa farmers and institutions lost an estimated $11.3 million in federal funding to support the purchase of locally raised ...

Governor Maura Healey criticizes the Trump administration for cancelling $12 million in federal funds for the Northeast Food ...

Sellers slammed Kevin O’Leary’s “whack more” push for additional cuts after the USAD moved to end funding to schools and food banks to buy from local farms.

We continue to advocate and ask that food insecurity not be part of those budget cost-saving measures because it is such an important lifeline for so many people in our communities.” ...

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Significant funding reductions by the USDA threaten local food initiatives, with a $660 million cut to the Local Food for ...

Buying and eating locally grown food supports small farms, helps their community’s local economy and promotes agricultural diversity. In addition, it’s a more environmentally friendly choice, reducing ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two programs worth roughly $1 billion. One of them provided roughly $660 million for schools to buy food from local farms. The other helped food banks ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County is bringing back its New York Food for New York Families ‘Grow Chautauqua’ food distribution events. A recipient of the NY Food for NY Families ...

Iowa farmers are grappling with severe challenges following the U.S. Department of Agriculture's abrupt cancellation of an ...

The programs’ end suspends more than $1 billion in federal spending but is expected to have a widespread impact, including in the Sunflower State, where the Kansas Food Bank received $1.7 million to ...