A program that allowed schools and food banks to purchase fresh, local ingredients was slashed by the Trump administration.

The federal government is ending two programs that enabled food banks and schools to purchase fresh food from local farms.

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,