Last year, the USDA announced a more $1 billion investment for the school food programs, with $471.5 million allocated for ...

(CNN) - The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two programs that provided money for schools and food banks to buy food from local farmers.

States were notified that the USDA had cut funding to the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, the School Nutrition Association says.

Programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers are on the chopping block.

Two USDA programs provided $1.1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farms and suppliers ...