USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks

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Source: Politico

The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending.

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

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-for-schools-food-banks-00222796

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They want starve people out, for more money for the rich!

[gab13by13]

1. If they are just local farmers they are out of luck,

If they were big farmers, meaning big Krasnov donors, Krasnov would have reimbursed them the money they are losing.

[Bluethroughu]

2. Trump cut food programs for schools offering food to school children,

And now cutting out local farms, makes the food served more than likely junk his buddies sell as processed cheap food, made by slave labor in prisons. More money for big AG and food processors.

[cbabe]

16. But rfk hates junk food. More clash of the titans.

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19. I forgot, he prefers roadkill, so the new policy may be

Dump carcasses at the school and the children can process them for lunch.

Free food, learn a skill, and build immunity.
Yikes!

[JBTaurus83]

3. I hope these farmers

who supported him enjoy this. They are losing all of their customers and also wont be reimbursed for the infrastructure upgrades they made under the IRA.

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4. Yes, the are FAFO stage.

The same people that use cheap labor from immigrants that they hate enough to support a fascist Nazis.

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15. I guess they've become suicidal, but I wonder if they realize

The people that helped them farm, that they voted against feel the same way when they are removed from their families.

[choie]

5. Bastard

I hope there’s a hell he can rot in.

[Bluethroughu]

8. I play Nirvava's cover by The Meatpuppets

Lake of fire.

Although I'm an atheist, I do like the song.

[Bayard]

6. Back to ketchup as a vegetable

With starving children, here and abroad.

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9. These cuts give more money for Rich Ketamine addicts.

[Hotler]

7. Conservatism is selfishness. nt

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11. Yes. They usually never dissappoint with their levels of deparvity.

[Trust_Reality]

10. Greed KIlls

Greed Kills Democracy

[Bluethroughu]

12. Yes, unapologetically.

[surfered]

13. The Republican Prayer

Lord, help us cut food stamps for the hungry, deny health care for the sick, and to deport the stranger."
In Jesus' name we pray. Amen

[Bluethroughu]

14. You forgot,

Dear Lord,

"I only want my fair share, and that's everything".

Thank you,
Koch industries

[yardwork]

17. Let the children starve. How Christian of them.

[sakabatou]

18. Who needs educated, well-fed children when they can just go to the workhouses?

God, this country is turning into a worse and worse shithole.

[orangecrush]

20. Schedule more town halls, republicans

The people want to talk to you.