Many states have been notified that funding for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program has been cut, which helped bring local food to schools.

She told Newsweek that the LFS program was a way for the USDA to support ... a professor of nutrition and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. "This takes resources, and these ...

The Agriculture ... foods in educational settings. The organization has emphasized that maintaining high-quality nutrition standards becomes increasingly difficult as financial resources diminish.

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

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two federal programs ... director of media relations for the School Nutrition Association, which represents thousands of school meal employees.

The USDA halted funding for the 2025 fiscal ... school-age children and adults to their food sources through nutrition education, school gardens, and local food procurement,” according to ...