Kentucky schools and farmers lament USDA cuts to local food purchasing programs

Advocates gather for food drive, protest of USDA program cuts

For the second time in just a week, protesters hit the streets of Miles City on Saturday, April 19, attempting to take action while also drawing public attention to recent actions from the federal government they believe will have a…

Kentucky schools and farmers lament USDA cuts to local food purchasing programs

Kentucky schools and farmers are reeling after the Trump administration cancelled more than $1 billion nationally in grant allocations for schools and food banks to buy local produce.

Congressman Chris Deluzio serves lunch to Quaker Valley Middle School students and talks about federal food program cuts by the Trump administration and their impact on the community - Beaver County Radio

(File Photo of Congressman Chris Deluzio) Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News (Carnegie, PA) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio served lunch on Tuesday to Quaker Valley Middle School students. The lunch had a Taco Tuesday theme that had fresh ground beef raised in Pennsylvania. Deluzio also discussed the impact of the federal food program cuts by the Trump administration with the Director of Food and Nutri…