A program that allowed schools and food banks to purchase fresh, local ingredients was slashed by the Trump administration.

The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to help schools and food banks buy food from local farms and ranches, the agency has confirmed to Reuters.

Officials in West Virginia are assessing the impact of the end of two pandemic-era programs that helped schools and food banks purchase food from local farmers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that fiscal 2025 funding for the Local Food for Schools and Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement program is no