In: Underserved Communities, BIPOC
USDA Invests in Crop Insurance Education
- October 31, 2011
- Elizabeth
Last week, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) will support crop...
USDA Announces Grants to Support Food and Agricultural Sciences Education at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
- October 31, 2011
- Elizabeth
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded 20 competitive grants to Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in six states and Puerto Rico...
Statements by Attorney General Holder and Agricultural Secretary Vilsack on Court Approval of Pigford II Settlement Agreement
- October 28, 2011
- Elizabeth
Attorney General Eric Holder and Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statements on the U.S. Disrict Court for the District...
Court approves $1.15 billion settlement for black farmers in Pigford II
- October 28, 2011
- Elizabeth
Yesterday, a judge approved a $1.15 billion settlement in the decades old class action suit filed by black farmers against the...