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

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins labeled federal programs designed to help Black farmers as "discriminatory," deciding to cut ...

Over the past seven months, Kenneth Sparks lost at least five federal grants as a result of cancellations and funding freezes ...

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

Trump’s rollback is another example of the federal government’s lackluster efforts at giving Black farmers a boost in recent ...

In doing so, the USDA is further scaling back its efforts to address a long history of discrimination against Black and other ...

The "socially disadvantaged" label was created in the 1990 Farm Bill to identify farmers impacted by historical and systemic ...

When President Donald Trump took over the White House, he ushered in major changes to longstanding federal policies and ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at a Senate hearing on Tuesday defended downsizing the USDA and potential cuts to international food aid programs, but said the agency does not plan to ...

The Texas Tribune has reported on how the rollback of USDA diversity programs is impacting East Texas, which is home to more ...

Farmers have been raising alarms about cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's staff since President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating the cuts in February.

From 14% to 1%: The Erasure of Black Farmers The Trump administration’s proposed budget would slash billions from the USDA. Nutrition, rural development, and food programs face steep cuts ...