Third-generation farmer Igalious “Ike” Mills knew it was only a matter of time before a United States Department of ...

Another 20,000 people who planned to start a farm but ... after a long history of the USDA refusing to process loans from Black farmers, approving smaller loans compared to white farmers, and ...

In 1910, about 14 percent of U.S. farmers were Black, owning more than 16 million acres. Now, according to the latest Census of Agriculture, only one in 100 farmers is Black, owning less than 5 ...

OK, I’m lying?” Crockett said. “You’re not, you’re not. We done picking cotton. We are. You can’t pay us enough to find a ...

The Black Farmers Index (The Index) is dedicated to uplifting the Black farming community to address food insecurity and reduce inequities in the agricultural sector. Founded by Kaia Shivers ...

The Black Farmer is planning to open two new farm shops in London ... “We probably want to get to the point where we’ve got three or four and then find people that will take it on and bring the same ...

P. Wade Ross leads a group of Black farmers and ranchers who are used to losing some---and, then, losing some. Now, they are hoping for a win. The Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Small ...

1999 settlement in a case between Black farmers and the USDA identified over 22,000 people who had faced discrimination, one of the largest civil rights class-action settlements in U.S. history.

A group of Black and brown farmers are banding together to sue the U.S. government, which they say broke a contract by repealing a $4 billion debt relief program. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) ...