Amid new whistleblower allegations, the USDA is accused of not ending Biden-era DEI programming that racially discriminates ...

Shirley Sherrod is returning the USDA as a contract employee to help ... The non-profit will conduct research on a contract basis to support minority farmers. Last Wednesday, a two-year study ...

Many states had significantly higher minority participation in the USDA loan programs than their agricultural census counts, federal data shows.

The state of Arkansas is known as the Natural State for a reason— and as the state's largest industry, agriculture brings ... an organization that works to support women, men, and future farmers ...

The payouts come after lawsuit filed on behalf of Black farmers ... and support,” President Joe Biden said as he explained his reasons for creating the program, per a USDA news release.

Historically, minority farmers have faced discrimination in USDA lending programs ... historically marginalized in agricultural lending and support systems. Supporters of the court's decision ...

WARE PLACE — On a recent brisk December morning, the rising sun is burning away fog that lingers low over Bryant Harrison's brown and green fields. Like most mornings, he starts around 5:45 with ...

A whistleblower says the Biden administration enacted a secret DEI program that allegedly discriminates against white farmers ...

Currently, the USDA administers hundreds of programs that support the agriculture ... regional and rural food systems, and minority and women farmers, according to Reuters interviews with farmers ...

Now the Trump Administration is cutting USDA programs aimed at helping minority farmers and other programs ... underserved groups that need ongoing support, according to the project description.

Still, the draft spreadsheet shows the USDA is considering ending many support services ... Jones, the head of the Mississippi Minority Farmers Alliance, said she and her staff are working ...

“We want to support other people getting into farming, getting into livestock and normalizing it,” she said. “Our main missions are food security and building diversity in food and ...