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DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Associations, representing 20,000 members filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture for the process they are using to compensate $50,000 to farmers under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. President Thomas Burrell claimed the 40-page application process is confusing and discriminating against tens of […]
Contact:APHISPress@usda.gov On October 5, Ecuador opened its domestic market for U.S.-origin rough rice, allowing for a potential $155 million annual market for American rice producers. This decision followed consultations with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and industry officials. Ecuador’s national plant protection organization, Agencia . . .
Nearly 13% of U.S. households were food-insecure in 2022, a new USDA report finds. These rates are “significantly higher” than the year before. Families are contending with the expiration of expanded nutrition benefits during the pandemic. People wait in line for a meal served by Queens Together, local restaurants and The First Baptist Church with […]
PINEBLUFF (KATV) — The Black Farmers & Agriculturalists Association (BFFA) met with hundreds of black farmers from Arkansas at the Pine Bluff Convention Center on Wednesday to receive information on financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Congress has set aside $2.2 billion in financial assistance as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of […]
ALEXANDRIA, La., Sept. 28, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the opening of a pilot Nutrition Hub under the Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health (ASCEND for Better Health) initiative. The Nutrition Hub is being launched in partnership with Southern University, a historically black 1890 […]
American breweries and craft beer have grown in popularity in recent years. And that interest in these refreshing, artisan beverages is hopping from continent-to-continent thanks in part to collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the U.S. hops industry. Through USDA programs like the Market Access Program and the […]
This story is part of a multipart series examining the disparate impacts on Black farmers. Nearly two decades ago a class action lawsuit led by Black farmers against the U.S. Department of Agriculture was settled. Then there was a class action from Native Americans. And one from Hispanic farmers. And then women farmers filed their […]
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Makaila Holston Smith, a junior biorenewable systems major in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a Future Leader in Agriculture. Holston Smith will attend the USDA’s 2023 Agricultural Outlook Forum in Washington, D.C., later this month to receive her award. She […]
Jordan Lewis, Eddie Lewis Sr. and Eddie Lewis III standing on the ground of their Louisiana farm. Eddie Lewis hide caption toggle caption Eddie Lewis Jordan Lewis, Eddie Lewis Sr. and Eddie Lewis III standing on the ground of their Louisiana farm. Eddie Lewis Nearly two decades ago a class action lawsuit led by Black […]