A new rule removes race and gender considerations from federal farm programs. The move comes after the Trump administration ...

Department ends consideration of DEI criteria like race and gender in agriculture agencies. The USDA recently announced that ...

Lloyd Wright isn’t shocked that the United States Department of Agriculture is reversing a 35-year-old policy meant to help ...

WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday it would no longer consider a farmer's ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized a rule eliminating race- and gender-based preferences in its programs ...

The agency published a rule in the federal register that will end the 30-year use of a 'socially disadvantaged' definition ...

The Trump administration says the "socially disadvantaged" designation is no longer needed because "past discrimination has ...

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.

The new rule is part of the Trump administration's directives to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion policies across the federal government.

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 ...

USDA wants to modernize farmer services, even as staffing cuts could hurt the effort Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images By Natalie Alms May 20, 2025 ...

Steps taken today to end diversity efforts will return us to outdated data, hinder our ability to recruit diverse talent necessary for the all-volunteer force and increase health and safety risks ...