Fired USDA employees reinstated by judge's order, but their future is uncertain
A U.S. district judge in California ordered six federal agencies, including the USDA, to reinstate probationary employees who ...
The Shreveport Times8d
USDA cuts two food programs dealing with school meals and food pantries. Louisiana impacts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has canceled approximately $1 billion in food purchasing from local farmers for schools and food banks. Around $660 million that would go towards schools ...
MSNBC10d
USDA axes study into safer menstruation products, citing single reference to trans men
According to reporting from CBS News, citing the project’s publicly filed documentation posted on the USDA website, the goal of the study, titled “Farm to Feminine Hygiene,” was to examine ...
Newsday8d
USDA funding cuts to impact Long Island food banks, NYS schools
A USDA spokesperson said in an emailed statement the program cancellations weren't "an abrupt shift" and that just last week the agency released "over half a billion in previously obligated funds." ...
USA Today10d
USDA plans big cuts to food bank, school food programs: What to know
States were notified recently that the USDA had cut the funding for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program for 2025, the organization School Nutrition Association said in a news ...
Marketplace8d
USDA cuts funding that paid for fresh, local food for schools and food banks
Recently, they’ve been selling about $65,000 worth of their produce to local schools and food banks through these USDA programs. “And this season, we were anticipating for those numbers to ...
Newsday9d
USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers
USDA said the programs are a legacy of the pandemic and no longer supported the agency’s priorities. “The COVID era is over — USDA’s approach to nutrition programs will reflect that ...
Today9d
USDA cuts over $1 billion in local food purchasing for schools and food banks
The School Nutrition Association, which represents cafeteria workers and directors nationwide, said in a press release that the USDA cut the $660 million Local Food for Schools program for 2025.
Roll Call23d
USDA $1B plan for bird flu, egg prices includes imports, ‘backyard chickens’
The USDA said it will use the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide the funding to address a virus that has sickened 138 flocks in the last 30 days. The aid will include $500 million for ...
USA Today23d
USDA looks at boosting egg imports in $1 billion plan to lower prices and combat bird flu
Usually the country supplies about 70 million eggs to the U.S., but has said it will send about 420 million this year, USDA chief of staff Kailee Tkacz Buller said during a press conference Wednesday.
Montgomery Advertiser9d
USDA cancels local food purchasing plan that helps Alabama food banks, local farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced over $1 billion in federal spending cuts to programs that assist food banks and schools in purchasing fresh produce from local, underserved farmers ...