MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to eliminate the now-vacant coordinator position and 15-member advisory council of Wisconsin’s Farm to School program as part of his 2017-2019 budget. The Farm to School office was created in 2009 by the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. It aims to improve children’s nutrition and knowledge of agriculture, secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, connect growers and schools, and pump millions of dollars into the state’s economy. Cutting the coordinator position and advisory council would save a little less than $133,000 in the budget. Walker spokesman Tom Evenson says the agency will continue to disburse federal grants for the farm-to-school efforts, and AmeriCorps will keep working on the program’s initiatives in some low-income schools.
