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Resources at a Glance: Foreign Ownership of Ag Land

General Resources Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land: FAQs & Resource Library This resource is intended to provide resources and answers to...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Ag Worker Exposure to Pesticides & Heat

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) around 70% of farm workers are Black, Indigenous, People of Color (“BIPOC”)....

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Food Insecurity and Food Access

The Economic Research Service (ERS), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), explains food insecurity “is a...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Agricultural Workers

Agricultural farmworkers make up about 1% of the workforce, providing about 2.6 million jobs. Of these workers, twenty percent have a...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Access to Credit

For decades, farmers in the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and other underserved communities have been disproportionately affected by unfairly...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Environmental Justice

Both the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) and the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) define environmental justice as “the fair treatment...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Heirs Property and Estate Planning

In February, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack tweeted: “We will harness the vast and powerful resources of USDA to target underserved communities...