Tag: #BlackFarmer
Black Farmers Question Choice of Vilsack At USDA
John Boyd, President of the National Black Farmers Association discussed the plight of Black farmers during a recent interview on CBS News....
Black Farmers Hoping Biden Administration Will End USDA Discrimination And Protect...
The number of Black and minority farmers in the U.S. have dwindled. Prior to 1920 there were almost one million black...
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Vilsack Nomination To USDA Secretary
The Senate Agriculture Committee voted on Tuesday to approve Tom Vilsack's nomination as United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary. Vilsack...
Bill Gates Is The Top Private Owner Of Farmland In America
Bill Gates is the fourth richest person in the world with a net worth of nearly $121 billion dollars, reports Forbes.com. ...
Biden’s Selection of Vilsack For USDA Secretary Considered “Status Quo”
Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack served as Obama's U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary. Vilsack's ties to corporate agribusiness made him...
Black Farmers And Civil Rights Leaders Disappointed At Biden’s Pick To...
Former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, who served as the 30th U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary under the Obama administration has been...
A Black Farmer Grows An Abundance Of Crops and Gives Away...
Calvin Bryant, a Black Farmer in Lake Placid, Florida gives away about half of the food he grows. “Some of it...