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 ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the end of COVID-era food programs that were utilized by food pantries and schools across the country to buy locally from farmers. Minnesota’s ...

In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food ...

In the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, the federal funding landscape has been radically changed — especially for the people who grow, harvest, and distribute food ...

There are more food-insecure families in Texas than any state in the nation. The problem is acute in Dallas-Fort Worth, where one in seven — a third of them children — face hunger. "In North Texas, ...

The flagship U.S. program for international food assistance, Food for Peace, would be transferred to the Department of Agriculture and lose more than half its budget under the draft fiscal 2026 ...

GEORGIA, USA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has abruptly halted funding that supported fresh, locally grown food programs for schools and food banks. The decision, stemming from recent ...

Liz Bell (left) and her daughter Jojo Thomas pose outside a mural on their farm. Credit: Phillip Powell / Arkansas Times An Arkansas farm’s contract to grow fresh produce for the Arkansas Foodbank in ...

USDA employee Ellen Mei (center) spoke at a rally Friday about her planned termination following an interview about SNAP benefits lapsing during the federal shutdown. On October 2, the day after the ...

President Donald Trump is proposing to slash non-defense spending by nearly 23% in a fiscal 2026 budget that recommends a $5 billion cut to USDA programs, including agricultural research, ...

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‘Things have been tight’: North Texas food banks, farmers and families make tough choices in the wake of USDA food program cuts. What can be done to reduce food insecurity in uncertain times There are ...