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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 ...
USDA eliminates aid protections for Black farmers, ending ‘socially disadvantaged’ designation
Department ends consideration of DEI criteria like race and gender in agriculture agencies. The USDA recently announced that ...
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 ...
US agriculture agency to end consideration of race, sex in many farm programs
WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it would no longer consider a farmer's ...
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USDA Ends Consideration of Race and Gender for Grants and Loans
The agency published a rule in the federal register that will end the 30-year use of a 'socially disadvantaged' definition ...
USDA ends race and gender-based support programs, shifting away from Biden-era DEI efforts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized a rule eliminating race- and gender-based preferences in its programs ...
Black Farmers Say New Anti-DEI Rule From USDA Means ‘Less Food For The Community'
A group of other Black farmers weren't too surprised at the program's dismantling but the caveat is they weren't sad to see them go.
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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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USDA Ends Consideration of Race, Gender in Many Farm Programs
The new rule is part of the Trump administration's directives to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion policies across the federal government.
Federal DEI funding cuts threaten the work of the few remaining Black farmers in East Texas
On President Donald Trump’s first day in office, he announced an end to all federally supported diversity, equity and ...
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USDA scraps 'socially disadvantaged' designation for program benefits
The Agriculture Department will no longer recognize groups such as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women ...
Why is the USDA dropping millions of flies over Texas?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced plans to drop millions of flies over Texas and Mexico, in an effort to quell the emergence of a flesh-eating maggot known as the New World screwworm ...