The Agriculture Department will no longer recognize groups such as African-Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and women as “socially disadvantaged” and deserving of increased benefits. In a final ...

The Agriculture Department said that it has redressed decades of historic race- and sex-based discrimination and will no longer be considering that legacy in its grants, loans and other programs. The ...

EXCLUSIVE — Under the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is abandoning its defense of Biden-era programming that gives preferential treatment to farmers based on race and gender ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an about face on Thursday with regard to how it will consider farmer applications for loans and programs, moving forward. Specifically, the agency ...

Washington farmers and ranchers who suffered losses in flooding in December may be eligible for compensation or low-interest loans from the USDA. USDA officials encouraged producers contact USDA ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture ruled last week that it already “sufficiently addressed” past discrimination and that continuing to practice “race- and sex-based remedies” are no longer necessary ...

There was a drought late in the growing season in Eastern Illinois, but the USDA is now offering financial help to farmers.

USDA Wisconsin Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Patty Edelburg reminds producers that FSA offers targeted farm ownership and farm operating loans to assist underserved applicants as well ...

The Trump administration is moving forward with distributing commodity program payments due to farmers this month and also plans to “resume Farm Service Agency core operations,” Agriculture Secretary ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Farm loan employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency will now need approval from billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to issue ...