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Over the past seven months, Kenneth Sparks lost at least five federal grants as a result of cancellations and funding freezes ...
In doing so, the USDA is further scaling back its efforts to address a long history of discrimination against Black and other ...
Lloyd Wright isn’t shocked that the United States Department of Agriculture is reversing a 35-year-old policy meant to help ...
The "socially disadvantaged" label was created in the 1990 Farm Bill to identify farmers impacted by historical and systemic ...
A new rule removes race and gender considerations from federal farm programs. The move comes after the Trump administration ...
Trump’s rollback is another example of the federal government’s lackluster efforts at giving Black farmers a boost in recent ...
As the Trump administration moves to eliminate key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) protections at the U.S. Department ...
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins labeled federal programs designed to help Black farmers as "discriminatory," deciding to cut ...
Farmers have been raising alarms about cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's staff since President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating the cuts in February.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture terminated the Regional Food Business Centers program, which provided grant funding to ...
Congressman Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, held meetings with farmers across his district and voiced support for a farm bill amid recent cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Farmers on a virtual town hall with Iowa Farmers Union talked Thursday about the strong partnership they have had with U.S.