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,

President Donald Trump's administration cut USDA funding to Kansas to help schools get local meats and food banks get fresh fruits and vegetables.

Two Long Island food banks said they previously got $2.6 million in the USDA funding, while a state education official said New York schools had been slated to receive another $27.7 million.