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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 ...
Lloyd Wright isn’t shocked that the United States Department of Agriculture is reversing a 35-year-old policy meant to help ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture terminated the Regional Food Business Centers program, which provided grant funding to ...
The "socially disadvantaged" label was created in the 1990 Farm Bill to identify farmers impacted by historical and systemic ...
Trump’s rollback is another example of the federal government’s lackluster efforts at giving Black farmers a boost in recent ...
A new rule removes race and gender considerations from federal farm programs. The move comes after the Trump administration ...
As the Trump administration moves to eliminate key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) protections at the U.S. Department ...
The Texas Tribune has reported on how the rollback of USDA diversity programs is impacting East Texas, which is home to more ...
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.
Farmers on a virtual town hall with Iowa Farmers Union talked Thursday about the strong partnership they have had with U.S.
WORRIED ABOUT THE CUTBACKS HAPPENING AT THE USDA. THIS YEAR, THE PILE BACK THERE WITH THE GREEN ON TOP OF IT, THAT’S A SIX YEAR PILE. JAMES MINOOKA BOUGHT LEWIS FARM IN 2016, FOUR YEARS BEFORE ...