The Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association Inc. won’t get a second chance to pursue their lawsuit alleging a $2.2 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — When Roy James needed money to buy equipment and dig an irrigation well for his father's Mississippi farm, he applied for a loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture — but was ...

For decades, Black farmers say they have been at the mercy of historically discriminatory lending practices by the U.S. government and banks that do not treat them fairly. “Farming is really hard for ...

President-elect Joe Biden has promised to address racial inequality in agriculture. But some Black farmers aren't so sure he picked the right man for the job after settling on former Iowa Governor Tom ...

Third-generation farmer Igalious “Ike” Mills knew it was only a matter of time before a United States Department of Agriculture local office would close in his rural east Texas town. He’d heard of the ...

Over the past seven months, Kenneth Sparks lost at least five federal grants as a result of cancellations and funding freezes. The grants would have supported his four-year-old farm, where he grows ...

After decades of discrimination at the hands of banks and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Black farmers are hoping the Biden administration's recovery and relief programs are not too late. Walking ...

President Trump is considering a $10 billion bailout plan for American farmers, according to the Wall Street Journal, as the ...

The Trump administration has already missed a self-imposed deadline this week to announce its plan to help US soybean farmers. The gridlock on Capitol Hill means that the delays are likely to continue ...

According to a Washington Examiner analysis of U.S. Department of Agriculture data, minority farmers and ranchers across numerous states received an outsize share of Biden-era farm loans relative to ...

Aug. 23, 2002 — -- When John Boyd is not tending to his chickens, tobacco, grain and cattle at home in Mecklenberg County, Va., he's often working at his other job — fighting for the survival of ...