The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ended two Biden-era programs that provided billions of dollars to schools and food banks to purchase food from local farms and ranchers over recent years.
The canceled funding includes $660 million for the Local Food for Schools (LFS) program, which helped schools and child care centers buy domestic food; and $420 million for the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) program, which helped governments buy domestic food for food banks and other organizations.
On Tuesday, the USDA confirmed to The Epoch Times that while funds from existing agreements will continue to be disbursed, there will be no additional funding rounds in fiscal year 2025….