Researchers at Cornell University say they've developed a tool that shows how purchasing locally grown food supports regional ...

The United States Department of Agriculture cut more than $1 billion in funding to help schools and food banks buy from local farmers. States were informed that the USDA had cut funding for the ...

The cancellation of two programs will affect more than $1 billion in expected funding this year. Food advocates worry the cuts are coming when other federal food programs are at risk. The U.S ...

(CNN) - The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two programs that provided money for schools and food banks to buy food from local farmers. Roughly $660 million was earmarked for the Local Food ...

The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending. Roughly $660 ...

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