Minnesota schools, child care centers and food banks will have less money to work with this year, following cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in two programs that allowed local ...

USDA food aid cuts impact Minnesota schools, child care centers. Imani Cruzen, Pioneer Press. Mon, March 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM UTC. 2 min read.

USDA food aid cuts impact Minnesota schools, child care centers Cuts include $13.2 million previously planned for the state to pay local farmers, producers. Share this: ...

The program was expanded to include child care centers in addition to schools, the USDA announced in December: "Families can feel good knowing their kids are eating food that was grown right in ...

Minnesota schools, child care centers and food banks will have less money to work with this year, following cuts by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in two programs that ...

The USDA had signed agreements with Minnesota to provide $13.2 million for schools and child care centers, and $4.7 million for the food bank program during fiscal year 2025. “We are bummed ...

Roughly $660 million that schools and child care facilities were counting on to purchase food from nearby farms through the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program in 2025 has been ...

DAPHNE, Ala. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has nixed more than $1 billion in federal funding to help schools and child care facilities buy fresh food from local farmers.This week, the USDA ...

Local child care center affected after USDA cuts $1B in local food purchase. Published: Mar. 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM CDT This week, the USDA terminated two buy-local programs, and ...

Child-care facilities were supposed to get $200 million, the USDA said. The money earmarked for food banks, schools, and child-care facilities was meant to help them meet the needs of their ...

Around $660 million that would go towards schools and child care facilities purchasing food from local farms through USDA's Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program has been canceled ...