USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for #schools to buy food from nearby #farms.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-for-schools-food-banks-00222796
"State officials were notified Friday of USDA’s decision to end the LFS program for this year...
“Donald Trump and #ElonMusk have declared that feeding #children and supporting local #farmers are no longer ‘priorities,’""