USDA cuts programs to aid new and Native American farmers

In his dual roles as a cattle rancher and chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Boyd Gourneau was hopeful that a new ...

USDA cuts $300 million DEI program for nonprofit groups and tribes: Report

The Department of Agriculture has cut a program worth roughly $300 million that supported nonprofit groups and tribal groups in helping farmers purchase land. The program, which provided grants to ...
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For Black farmers like David Haugton, USDA cuts threaten small farmers and local food programs amid policy shifts

In March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made a pivotal decision to terminate the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Cooperative Agreement Program, a move that has sent ripples across ...