The US Department of Agriculture is cutting a federal program that served more than $1B of school lunches made from locally grown produce. ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM ...

The School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act would also empower the USDA to buy food for food banks. Matthew Rink can be reached at mrink@timesnews.com or on X at @ETNRink.

One of those school districts said the USDA's decision will wipe out $100,000 in funding that it had planned to spend on local beef and produce for students' school meals. "It's a pretty big hit ...

according to the School Nutrition Association. State officials were notified Friday of USDA’s decision to end the LFS program for this year. More than 40 states had signed agreements to ...

SNA said more than 800 of its members are visiting Capitol Hill today to urge Congress to block the USDA’s cuts and keep investing in school meal programs. The USDA confirmed to HuffPost that it ...

States that had integrated these funds into their operational plans for school meal programs and food banks will face significant challenges. According to USDA, the following states have signed ...

In Maine, the money allowed the coastal RSU 23 school district to buy food directly ... and labor costs,” Gleave said in a statement. USDA said the programs are a legacy of the pandemic and ...

according to the School Nutrition Association. The USDA has also canceled its Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, which would have provided funding for state, tribal and ...