When Tom Vilsack became head of the Agriculture Department last year, he faced a backlog of 11,000 civil rights complaints and several unresolved class-action lawsuits from minority farmers and ...

Purdue Extension is committed to encouraging and welcoming all. We recognize that we all benefit when we cultivate an inclusive and welcoming community where the unique contributions, talents and ...

ALBANY, Ga. -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced he intends to place civil rights front and center at USDA, including calling on Congress to elevate the position of assistant secretary ...

June 24, 2025 – Last week, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was terminating another batch of grant contracts already in place, because ...

Agriculture Department employees found to have engaged in discriminatory actions would be subject to discipline ranging from a letter of reprimand to dismissal under a bill filed Thursday by Rep.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announces a $262.5 million investment in institutions of higher education to foster the next generation of diverse agricultural professionals ...

The federal government's top training program for beginning farmers and ranchers is "more popular than ever," but would benefit from some adjustments, the Minnesota-based Land Stewardship Project says ...