The U.S. Department of Agriculture paused funding for certain Maine educational programs on Wednesday, citing the state’s ...

The White House will not renew a program that provided LI's two largest food banks $2.6 million they used to buy local produce.

Hundreds of Iowa farmers, schools and food banks planned on federal dollars this year to support local food purchases. But ...

The USDA has not released ... The grants help child nutrition program operators incorporate local foods in the National School Lunch Program, the Summer Food Service Program the Child and ...

States like Minnesota and North Dakota are out millions of dollars in federal funding expected to cover costs of purchasing ...

Local food just tastes better — and buying it helps your local farmers, too. Even one or two swaps can support farms and keep your meals fresh.

Prior to his government service ... USDA will be responsible for overseeing a wide range of policies, regulations, and aid programs related to farming, forestry, ranching, food quality, and nutrition.

Research from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service states that on average, school lunches are 15% more nutritious than lunches from home or other places. Students who ate school lunches were more ...