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USDA’s end of diversity efforts in farm programs will mean ‘less food for the community’
A new rule removes race and gender considerations from federal farm programs. The move comes after the Trump administration ...
US agriculture agency to end consideration of race, sex in many farm programs
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it would no longer consider a farmer's race or sex in many of its farm loan, commodity and conservation programs, ending a longstanding effort by ...
USDA Ends Key Support for Black Farmers Amid Trump Anti-DEI Orders
Lloyd Wright isn’t shocked that the United States Department of Agriculture is reversing a 35-year-old policy meant to help ...
Black Farmers Say New Anti-DEI Rule From USDA Means ‘Less Food For The Community’
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins labeled federal programs designed to help Black farmers as "discriminatory," deciding to cut ...
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USDA drops consideration of race, sex in farm lending, conservation programs
The Trump administration says the "socially disadvantaged" designation is no longer needed because "past discrimination has ...
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Federal DEI funding cuts threaten the work of the few remaining Black farmers in East Texas
Trump’s rollback is another example of the federal government’s lackluster efforts at giving Black farmers a boost in recent years.
Rep. Shontel Brown decries ‘resegregation’ as minority farmers lose ‘socially disadvantaged’ USDA status
Rep. Shontel Brown, a Warrensville Heights Democrat and House Agriculture Committee Vice Ranking Member, called a move by the USDA to eliminate its “socially disadvantaged” designation in its programs ...