Ending the local food for schools and local food purchase agreement programs will cut $14.5 million to the state, including $2.6 million to farmers

Two USDA programs provided $1.1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farms and suppliers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two federal programs that provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers, part of what the agency said was a decision to "return to long-term,