On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut funding for two federal programs that provided food banks and schools with money to buy food from local farmers. Over $1 billion in funding for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement has been frozen.

The BriefThe North Texas Food Bank will lose $9 million in yearly funding as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's budget cuts.The Local Food Purchase Agreement Program allowed the North Texas Food Bank to buy produce and meat from local Texas farmers instead of larger companies.