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Black Farmers’ Descendants Continue Struggle for Farmland
Decades of structural racism within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has led to the virtual elimination of Black farmers,…
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Structural Racism Eliminated Black Farmers: Report
A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) provides insight on how decades of structural racism within the…
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African-American Chefs Break the Glass Ceiling in the Culinary World
The culinary business world is as cutthroat as any other. It’s also known as an industry that hasn’t always allowed…
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Wells Fargo Awarded for Work in Minority Communities
Amid an onslaught of bad press stemming from a phony-account scandal, Wells Fargo recently received an award acknowledging their efforts…
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Roundtable Aims to Spark Farming Revolution
More than 40 renowned scientists and researchers from the agricultural business community recently joined state and local officials at the…
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Ex-USDA Official in Settlement Over Supposedly Racist Video
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Shirley Sherrod, the former Agriculture Department official whose supposed racist remarks on…
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From Eggs to Christmas Trees, USDA Promotional Programs Sometimes Generate Controversy
WASHINGTON (Fox Business) – The slogans are familiar: “The Incredible Edible Egg,” ”Pork: The Other White Meat,” and “Got Milk?”…
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Standards for Organic Seafood Coming This Year, USDA Says
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than a decade of delays, the government is moving toward…
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USDA to Cut Off Farm Subsidies to City Slickers
(Politico) – The Agriculture Department is getting ready to tell a lot of people who’ve been getting farm subsidy…
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USDA Overhauls 50 Year-Old Poultry Inspections
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is moving to cut down on the thousands of…
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