Articles tagged under: socially disadvantaged farmers

Published April 8, 2024

Four Texas farmers are suing USDA for prioritizing socially disadvantaged farmers when making disaster and pandemic relief payments. The lawsuit argues it is unconstitutional for this assistance to be based on race and sex.

Published July 5, 2021

The Biden Administration’s loan forgiveness program for socially disadvantaged farmers has suffered another loss in court. The Northern District of Texas ruled the government’s use of race and ethnicity as a preference for this program is unconstitutional. With this program,…